Black Theatre Review: summary report and recommendations

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Group report drawn following the concerns of the way funding are allocated by the London Arts Board to Black Theatre. Report conducted by most of the key names in Black Theatre, including Denise Wong, Anton Phillips, Trevor Phillips, Bonnie Greer, Jatinder Verma, Yvonne Brewster, Joan Ann Maynard. Topics discussed include: 'How to support Black Theatre?', 'Sociology versus Aesthetics', 'commercial/subsidised/traditional approaches'; venues; training; audience development. File includes transcripts from various participants. Their quote reflect the state of Black Theatre at the time and concerns about Black Theatre's representation within the mainstream field, the terminology 'Black', the hopes for the turn of the century, the situations of immigrants in the country in relation to their British identity, in search for 'New writing'.


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