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Little Miss Burden, Credit: Kofi Dwaah. A woman is lit in red with a plue background. She wears a headscarf, she looks down and is laughing.
Bricks and Pieces (2016). A woman stands defiantly with her hands on her hips. She wears a leather coat and a sheepskin collar and looks directly at the camera.
Trying to Find Me (2019). A woman looks to the right, she is wearing a white tank top. Blue and white light plays on her skin against a black background.
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the UK's leading British-African heritage company

celebrating 25 years 

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About Us

About
tiata fahodzi

tiata fahodzi produces theatre that is fearless for a Britain of today; rich with languages, races, cultures and identities.

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tiata fahodzi, the UK’s leading British African heritage contemporary theatre company, presents a new season of creative initiatives, appointments and productions designed to support and invest in the future of Black British artists, in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

 

Founded in September 1997 by playwright and director Femi Elufowoju Jr and now under the direction of its fourth Artistic Director, playwright and director, Chinonyerem Odimba, this milestone year named ‘Year of the Artist’ marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation’s history.

Tickets and Ties (1997) a black and white production shot featuring the cast looking quizzically outwards.

We make theatre that looks around and looks forward, with a mission to tell contemporary stories in modern and innovative ways, celebrating characters and audiences defined not by their diversity, but by their humanity. 

What's On

cheeky little brown, by the Papatango Prize-winning playwright Nkenna Akunna, is a failed night out, a musical, a show about heartbreak and queerness, taking place on a journey through the city Lady calls home.

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a series of 5 readings and conversations held at Watford Museum exploring the Black British Canon from 1970 – 2010

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Olivette Otele stands on a bridge in front of a grey river. She wears a red jacket and a patterend scarf and smiles.

A New Patron

Olivette Otele
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Our 2022 triple bill of plays

Talking About a Revolution

A new initiative to bring creatives into the rehearsal space for a preview of our productions followed by a workshop 

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Black Earth marketing image. A yonung man looks to the camera. He makes an "o" with his lips and wears a orange basketball vest. The top of a giant raspberry is just visible in the foreground and turquoise leopard print on black creat a background.

Resistance, Anti-Racism and the Environment

Black Earth
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WATFORD PUMP HOUSE THEATRE

5th October

25th Birthday Gala
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A new annual inititative funding British African heritage artists and creative associates

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A birthday gift to six artists in Watford and the South East

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A profile of a woman from tiata fahodzi's production "Seeds". She is lit with a warm light in fron and a cool light behind. She holds her clenched fist in front of her and looks upset.

Who We Are

Who We Are
Current Staff
Current Staff
Chinonyerem Odimba photo credit Sam Harvey. Chinonyerem sits in a blue and yellow shirt in front of plants.

Chinonyerem Odimba

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Artistic Director/CEO

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Jake Orr

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Interim Executive Producer

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Joanne Bispham

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General Manager

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Mandeep Gill

Chiedza Rwodzi

Muneerah Yate

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Finance Manager

PlayLab Producer

Executive Assistant /

 Developing Talent Assistant

Trustees
Trustees
Debo Adebayo has a short beard and a checked short. He looks straight at the camera with a white brick background.

Debo Adebayo

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Alisha Artry looks over her shoulder at the camera. She has long dark hair and a black top.

Alisha Artry

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Edward Kemp looks over his shoulder at the camera. He has a blue shirt and a faint smile.

Edward Kemp

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Caroline Hinds is smiling. The image has a stong contrast. She has long light hair and a pink shirt.

Caroline Hinds

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Sampira Willborne is wearing black rimmed glasses and headphones. She has a nose piercing and a pink headscarf.

Sampira Willbourne 

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A black and white photograph of Mwiza Mkandawire. She wears her hair up and looks directly at the camera.

Mwiza Mkandawire

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A black and white image of Sherma Polidore Perrins. She has dark hair and a wide smile.

Sherma Polidore-Perrins

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Amy Rockson has a broad smile. She looks directly at the camera. She has dark hair and wears a pearl earring.

Amy Rockson

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An image from tiata fahodi's production 'Good Dog'. A sillhouette of a man smoking in a pool of light.
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