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Do you love your natural hair? Some of the world's most inspiring black women tell us about their attitudes to, and struggles with, their crowning glory. Kinky, wavy, straight or curly, this book will help you celebrate your natural beauty, however you choose to style your hair. With an overview of the politics and history of black hair, the book explores how black hairstyles have played a part in the fight for social justice and the promotion of black culture while inspiring us to challenge outdated notions of beauty, gender and sexuality for young women and girls everywhere. The power is in our hair. And we've come to tell the world what ours can do! Interviewees include: Annika Allen, co-founder Black Magic Awards and podcaster, UK; Samantha Allen, arts activist, Singapore/UK; Doreene Blackstock, actor, UK; Sienna Brown, writer and filmmaker, Australia; Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament, UK; Sokari Douglas Camp, artist, Nigeria/UK; Deitra Farr, blues, soul and gospel singer-songwriter, from Chicago, USA; Ruthie Foster, is an American blues singer-songwriter from Texas, USA; Jamelia, singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author, UK; Judith Jacob, actor, radio presenter and fitness instructor, UK; Angie LeMar, comedian, presenter, producer, UK; Lynette Linton, artistic director theatre, UK; Nnenna Okore, artist, Australia; Anita Okunde, climate activist, Ireland; Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament, UK; Olusola Oyeleye, writer, director and producer, UK; Djamila Ribeiro, feminist philosopher, Brazil; Vivienne Rochester, actor, UK; Kadija George Sesay, writer and curator, UK; Cleo Sylvestre, actor, singer, writer, UK; Carryl Thomas, actor, UK; Nellie Travis, blues singer, USA; Rianna Raymond-Williams, sexual health advisor and social entrepreneur, UK. Photos and illustrations throughout

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Zainab Raghdo, Saskia Calliste, Stella Dadzie, Jamelia Davis, Cheryl Robson, Stella Dadzie

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A collection of 3 plays by Jonathan Moore. 'This Other Eden' (Guardian Criticss Choice): A story of passion. A wife and a mother. Her son and daughter. Her husband. The London Irish. Limboland. The hunger for a sense of a real culture. The desire for freedom... A tough play about a womans soul, told with beauty, humour and hope.... the play burns with passion and indignation. Daily Telegraph'Fall From Light:' A young composer writes a new opera. The Director rejects it, but his lover, a young Diva, takes him to the council estate, where she and the composer grew up. There they meet Girly and his gang... A tale of art, savagery and redemption.'Treatment' (Fringe First): Liam is part of a violent street gang but wants to escape. Trapped between two worlds, he has to choose between the dark allure of violence and the healing power of love.

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Jonathan Moore, Gregory Hersov, Greg Hersov

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Named one of the top 10 books on Rock in 2023. The two decades of freedom and creativity that were the 1960s and 1970s are captured in this book with photos by iconic photographers of the day, and text by top French music writer Philippe Margotin. Exploring pop rock icons from the Beatles to Bowie. Pop Rock Icons takes us into the extraordinary world of London, England at the time of the greatest countercultural upheaval that the country has known. A real musical revolution began at the beginning of the 1960s, led by the Beatles, further ignited by the Rolling Stones and many others. The incredible rise of rock music continued until the end of the 1970s, when Punk arrived and launched a new wave of DIY rebellion.In photographs which capture the spirit of the times, [re]discover the optimism of the Beatles; the Stones dark rhythmnblues; the energy of The Who; the innovation of prog rock with Pink Floyd and Genesis, as well as the explosive heavy metal of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. The 70s gave us the glam rock of T Rex and the gritty pub rock of Dr Feelgood, without forgetting the rock giants: Led Zeppelin, Queen, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and the unclassifiable David Bowie.

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Philippe Margotin, David Sinclair, Cheryl Robson, David Sinclair

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In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads along the edges of ravines. Exploring the relationships between the champions as much as the sporting events themselves, this is a thrilling tale based on true rivalries, triumphs and disasters during a fascinating period in European sporting history.

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Taking place over a delicious two-course Chinese meal, From Shore to Shore blends live music, drama, English, Cantonese and Mandarin to tell an uplifting story of love and loss, struggle and survival. Three stories, three lives, three journeys, to find a place called home. Cheung Wing is escaping from war, Mei Lan's had enough of the potato peeler, and Yi Di wants the impossible - her parents' approval.

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Welcome to the Press Conference from hell!Join ex-community artist and self-proclaimed peoples champion Vince Fine as he launches his ArtWorks project nationally. Vowing to end poverty, benefits, worklessness and even mental health issues, Vince and his loyal sidekick Michelle take on all-comers to persuade them that ArtWorks Works!A satire about the nature of well-funded community projects which misuse the arts to get people off the dole.

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Why do some women either have to, or choose to, live secret lives? We all have secrets, but what drives these women to hide part of themselves from others?This book explores the hidden lives of a diverse group of women who operate with a degree of subterfuge, mystery or deliberate deception. From Freemasonry to fetishism, from Wiccan followers to espionage, the reasons for secrecy are as different as the women themselves. Together, they represent a rich tapestry of female experience, sensitively recounted by the author as she delves into each womans secret.

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A powerful coming-of-age story.Iris is making a train journey in India for the first time with her boyfriend. When she steps down off the train for a bottle of water at Shambala Junction, she finds herself stranded and alone. She becomes caught up in the drama of stallholder Amans battle to recover his lost child and this tests her courage and beliefs about who she is and what she cares for. Along the way, she is seduced by India, in all its vivacity and charm. -Winner of the Virginia Prize for Fiction

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With the rise of interest in dramas such as Netflixs Adolescence which aired in the UK in 2025, and a spate of crimes such as the Otley Run attack in April 2025 where the perpetrator posted online about his intentions, which were rooted in hatred and misogyny, this is a timely and much needed book.The author explores the men behind the movement and the misinformation that surrounds them. Incels are not cartoonish villains, but real people. The internet has been their route to communication and connection, but it has also led to them becoming mythologized. Who are these men? What are their motivations? How has our misunderstanding of the movement made it even more dangerous and, most importantly, how do we change it?

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Denmark, a Black Empire of modern England, where an intelligent young student discovers the world he once knew has crumbled. Implored to defend what is left of his fathers decaying legacy, Hamlet now faces the greatest moral challenge: to kill or not to kill.Adapted with Shakespeares text by award-winning playwright Mark Norfolk, this fast-moving version gets straight to the heart of a young mans dilemma.Contains interviews with adaptor, Mark Norfolk, and director Jeffery Kissoon (star of stage & screen: RSC, NT, Brooks The Mahabharata, BBCs Grange Hill, Star Wars: The Force Awakens; he also adapted and directed Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man).This fast-paced, all-Black, contemporary version of Hamlet has appeal across audiences young and old, those studying English and Drama at school, those recently introduced to Hamlet through popular TV adaptations and classic drama audiences. In particular, lovers of traditional drama and Shakespeare, schools and Black African & Caribbean audiences (including previous Black Theatre Live tours). Students studying Shakespeare and/or drama studies.An Education Resource Pack (CC) has been designed to give teachers and students information about the play, this production, and practical classroom games and exercises linked to the National Curriculum; presentation, discussing, role play and performance, improvisation, and writing.

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William Shakespeare, Mark Norfolk, Jeffery Kissoon, Mark Norfolk, William Shakespeare

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Macho men or metrosexual guys? Mummys boys or blokes under their missus thumbs?Self-made entrepreneurs, pukka professionals and successful executives with their Mercedes Benz lives and designer-clad wives; husbands, sons, uncles, brothers and fathers  these successful, soulful and spirited Asian men have come a long way from their origins but theyve all got roots! The Trouble with Asian Men is a vital, tender and hilarious insight into lives that surround us every day, from the award-winning theatre company that brought us East is East.The Trouble with Asian Men is a revealing verbatim comedy which has played to sell-out houses internationally.

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Sudha Bhuchar, Kristine Landon-Smith, Louise Wallinger, Sudhar Buchar

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The apparently simple story of a toll-collector who works in a booth on the motorway, watching people come and go, while his life remains static. But then an invisible force begins taking over, its only tell-tale sign, a terrible, obliterating sound like a scream, that seems to come from nowhere. As time goes by, the flow of traffic on the motorway slows and diminishes. The world appears to be coming to an end...An ode to love and loss comparable to the work of Samuel Beckett, in which everything is both ordinary and extraordinary and every man is truly an island...

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Laurent Graff, Cheryl Robson, Claire Alejo

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A fascinating anthology of poetry and prose by leading feminist writers of the 20th century on the topic of womens freedom and the idea of the New Woman. This international collection offers over 20 literary gems by favourite and newly rediscovered women writers.Selected and introduced by Gabi Reigh who gives context to the selected contributions from women writers who were expressing their hopes for freedom and autonomy during the early part of the twentieth century.Includes stories and poems by well-known authors writing in English such as Virginia Woolf, Radclyffe Hall, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton, and Katherine Mansfield as well as many new translations of international womens writing from the same period. These include writers such as Antonia Pozzi, Maria Messina, Fani Popova Mutafova, Magda Isanos, Gabriela Mistral, Carmen de Burgos, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, May Ziadeh, Yenta Serdatzky and others. List of authors and works included:A Woman by Fani Popova-Mutafova (translated by Petya Pavlova)Thoughts by Myra Viola WildsThe Little Governess by Katherine MansfieldVilla Myosotis by Sorana Gurian (translated by Gabi Reigh)The Mark on the Wall by Virginia WoolfMiss Ogilvy Finds Herself [extract] by Radclyffe HallI sit and sew by Alice Dunbar NelsonFirst Steps [extract] by Dorka Talmon (translated by Mira Glover)Coming Home by Maria Messina (translated by Juliette Neil)Vegetal Reverie by Magda Isanos (translated by Gabi Reigh)The Iceberg by Zelda FitzgeraldThe Russian Princess by Carmen de Burgos (translated by Slava Faybysh)Bring to Me All... by Marina Tsvetaeva (translated by Nina Kossman)Autres Temps by Edith WhartonUnheard by Yente Serdatsky (translated by Dalia Wolfson)Fog by Gabriela Mistral (translated by Stuart Cooke)Natalia [extract] by Fausta Cialente (translated by Laura Shanahan)What makes this century worse? by Anna Akhmatova (translated by Olga Livshin)Broken by Nataliya Kobrynska (translated by Hanna Leliv & Slava Faybysh)Sunset by Antonia Pozzi (translated by Sonia di Placido)Once Upon A Time by Ling Shuhua (translated by Leilei Chen)Their Religions and our Marriages: Herland [extract] by Charlotte Perkins GilmanGoodbye Lebanon by May Ziadeh (translated by Rose DeMaris)

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Carmen de Burgos, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Virginia Woolf, Maria Messina, Gabi Reigh

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A collection of six plays dealing with the new South Africa, published in 2006 to celebrate 10 years of democracy post-apartheid. Plays about racial conflict, the impact of AIDS, power and corruption, the legacy of the past and female identity. The Playground by Beverly Naidoo  Taxi by Sibusiso Mamba  Green Man Flashing by Mike Van Graan  Rejoice by James Whyle  What the Water Gave Me by Rehane Abrahams  To House by Ashwin Singh

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Sibusiso Mamba, Rehane Abrahams, Beverley Naidoo, Sibusiso Mambo, Gcina Mhlophe, Charles J Fourie, Charles J. Fourie

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An entertaining collection of new short plays by popular childrens playwright Rachel Barnett.Specially commissioned for young people, these plays are a great resource for schools, colleges and youth theatres.With contemporary themes and a wide variety of roles, this is a collection which enables young people to engage with serious topics while enjoying all the fun of performance. LOL: Laughing Out Loud, Crying Inside: This is a play about bullying and bystanding, exploring the complex new world of cyber-bullying and internet trolling.With the tragic consequences of cyberbullying being seen regularly in the media it is important that students are educated about the impact of their actions and the law surrounding this crime. LOL is a script I will return to again and again. Year 10 teacherRocketfuel: A forum-theatre play about peer pressure, making responsible choices about drinking and looking after your friends.Every child in my class was so absorbed in the play. You seem to have really hit the message home to them. A fantastic starting point for the rest of the years PSHE curriculum. Year 8 TeacherThree Shoes: A play which explores children working on stage and screen in the past and present, taking in the backstage life of a choirboy at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, a pantomime babe in Victorian England, and a pair of young film stars in the glare of the media today.Noah: A colossal storm is brewing and the great flood is coming. Yet only one man and his family are doing anything to prepare. The rain starts to fall, the Arks doors close and an extraordinary journey must begin.

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You cant teach someone to be gay Val, its just a discussion.Theyre not promoting anything.In 1988, 14-year-old Michael comes out as gay. Later he returns as a teacher. In the background: the notorious Section 28 of Thatchers Local Government Act, which prohibited schools from promoting homosexuality. The narrative of the play spans from 1988 to 2003 and explores what it means to be gay then and now. Shortlisted for the Polari prize.

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Winner of the Writers' Guild Best Children's Play Award. Holly has to spend New Year with the grumpiest pair of farmers who ever ploughed a field. Luckily, she meets a faery called Tom, whose magic and mischief brighten up her days and transform her stay into a real adventure.

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Mayflower Street runs between Jamaica Road and the Thames in Bermondsey, South London. In 1939, 34 houses and 121 residents occupied the street. Between 1940 and 1941 bombs fell on 7 of these houses and at the end of war, the street - with its corner shop, was demolished. The London Bubble Theatre backs on to Mayflower Street overlooking the new houses and flats that now stand there. Over the past year members of our drama groups have been researching the history of the Blitz, consulting the electoral roll and interviewing residents who grew up nearby. BLACKBIRDS is the drama that has emerged from this process. Using personal testimony, physical theatre and the combined skills of a cast of contemporary Londoners, ranging in age from 7 to 78, the project aims to share some of the experiences and events that made our city into the place we know today. Suitable for use in schools, colleges, youth theatres and community groups.

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A beautifully written and absorbing story of exile and redemption set against the stark Patagonian wilderness at the start of the modern age.Matthieu Macanan has fled his home in France, to work as a doctor in a remote region of South America where his past is unknown. There he tends to the locacl tribes and tries to avoid contact with European settlers. When Silke Kahn and her husband Theo fly into his world with plans to run an airmail service in the area, his reclusive life is irrevocably altered.While Matthieu struggles to resist his attraction to Silke, hostilities created by the coming war escalate, drawing the local people into their orbit and forcing the doctor to decide which side he is on.But what is he hiding from? Can he really help the local tribes to survive the disease and trouble the Europeans unleash? In offering refuge to Silke Kahn, has Matthieu finally committed a fatal move?

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Feminist Theatre Then & Now  Celebrating 50 Years of women theatre makers in the UK and Ireland and their battle to make their voices heard, have their work produced professionally, and promote social justice. Here, the pioneers and leading lights of the newly energised feminist theatre movement continue to fight for an equitable, diverse and inclusive theatre which speaks for all. In 30+ essays, covering three generations, the interviews and essays in this book give important insight into the lived experience of women working in theatre and what it takes to rise in an industry where race, gender, class and parenthood can be serious obstacles to success.Interviews and essays by playwrights, directors, producers and actors including:Asian Womens Theatre in Britain by Rukhsana AhmadDerby Theatre by Sarah BrighamInterview with Moira BuffiniIntersectional Feminism at Work by Kelly BurkeThe Personal was very Political by Clair ChapwellBehind The Lines by Alison ChildHow Feminism has Influenced my Playwriting by April de AngelisInterview with Suzanne GormanClean Break by Anna HerrmannInterview with Hannah KhalilThe Women in Theatre Lab by Polly Kemp and Jennifer TuckettPersistence, Expression and Evolution by Peta LilyInterview with Roberta LivingstonEcofeminism by Bibi LucilleThe Third World of Irish Women by Jaki McCarrickMonstrous Regiment by Mary McCuskerOpen Clasp Theatre by Catrina McHughInterview with Suzie MillerInterview with Ann MitchellInterview with Rebecca MordanInterview with Amy NgUntold Stories by Maeve ONeillGirls Night Out by Rachel OReganInterview with Kaite OReillySphinx by Sue Parrish and Susan McGounInterview with Julia PascalOut of the Attic  WTW by Cheryl Robson and Anna BirchScyllas Bite by Rebekah Smith and Abbie LoweInterview with Dame Rosemary SquireWomen in their own Words by Lucy StevensStella Quines & After by Gerda StevensonDifferences Matter by SuAndiTheatre from a Lesbian Perspective by Clare SummerskillInterview with Imy Wyatt CornerIndex

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Suzy Miller, Suzie Miller, Rosemary Squire, Ann Mitchell, April de Angelis, Cheryl Robson, Elaine Aston