The ‘Everywhere’ Triple Bill by Yusra Warsama, Magero, and Anyebe Godwin saw us tour three new plays - ‘Gestations’, ‘Y-Tephra’, and ‘Approach’ - from emerging writers. This helped us further our commitment to raising the voices of and supporting and investing in British African artists at different stages of their careers. 

 

Interlinked by their socio-political themes exploring race, class, and gender-based prejudice and discrimination, each short play explores a distinct topic and setting. 

 

The plays grew from a prompt set by our CEO and Artistic Director, Chinonyerem Odimba: What does ‘everywhere’ mean, and what is ‘home’?

 

‘Gestations’ by Yusra Warsama - acclaimed actor, writer, poet, and theatre practitioner - finds women on a maternity ward in a hospital in the near future. On the verge of motherhood, they contemplate the class and race-based prejudices facing both themselves and their unborn children in the face of an uncertain world and future.

 

Set in an escape room, ‘Y-Tephra’ by Magero - award-nominated spoken word artist, writer and co-founder of ‘The Brotherhood Creative Collective’ - sees three siblings search for freedom not just from the game they find themselves in, but also from their fractured family dynamics.

 

‘Approach’ by Anyebe Godwin, explores the challenges and intricacies of dealing with local authorities, whilst trying to keep a grip on reality and personal relationships. It takes a difficult but truthful look at how the system and institutions disproportionately affect and harm those who need help the most.

 

From 25 March - 12 April 2025, we toured to studio spaces across the country,  instigating conversations and curiosity between artists and audiences around the meaning of belonging everywhere.

‘Everywhere’ opened at Shakespeare North Playhouse, before touring to Live Theatre in Newcastle, the Nottingham Playhouse, Lincoln Performing Arts, Sheffield Theatre, Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, Bristol, and Weston-super-Mare