Celebrating Black Voices

Theatre is richer when more voices take centre stage. This collection celebrates the Black artists and stories that have shaped the stage, from landmark productions to bold new work. Explore theatre that reflects Black culture, creativity, talent, and experience.

Gospel by Candlelight

Ages 6+

from £45

Leonn Meade used to go to church at the Round Chapel. Now he and sister Vernetta lead the choir their father Bazil founded in 1982, the London Community Gospel Choir, back home to Hackney for a candlelit evening of gospel, soul and musical theatre. Two performances only. Act quick.

The Story

from £33

Marvel star Letitia Wright makes her National Theatre debut as Yvonne, a young reporter chasing the scoop on a white teacher's murder in a Black neighbourhood. Clint Dyer directs Tracey Scott Wilson's newsroom thriller about who gets to tell the story and what it costs. Until 24 October.

Table 17

Ages 12+

from £18

Two exes. One table. Seven years of baggage. Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace makes her play debut opposite Jamael Westman (London's original Hamilton) in Douglas Lyons's romcom, directed by Tony Award winner Zhailon Levingston. Until 24 October.

Fences

Ages 12+

from £18

Some people build fences to keep the world out. Troy Maxson builds his to hold everything in. Ray Fearon and Madeline Appiah lead August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, directed by Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch). Just 28 performances at the Lyric Hammersmith.

Oh, Mary!

Ages 14+

from £25

Lolly Adefope trades Ghosts' Georgian noblewoman for a very different lady of the house: a hard-drinking, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln. The BAFTA nominee makes her West End debut in Cole Escola's Olivier Award-winning comedy until 5 December.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

from £133

Fresh from his summer run in Hamilton, Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. takes the London Palladium through the American Songbook, reimagined pop and a few familiar showstoppers. One day only: 31 October, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Final tickets remain.

Girls

from £25

Tisana, Haleema and Ruhab swap notes on celebrities, sex and carbs, until militants take them from their homes. Ewa Dina, winner of the 2026 JMK Award, makes her Young Vic debut directing Theresa Ikoko’s powerful story of friendship under fire.

Hamilton

Ages 10+

from £23

America then, told by a company that looks like the world now. Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop history lesson rewrote who gets to stand in history's spotlight and redefined what a musical can be in the process. Do not throw away your shot, with a £10 lottery on the TodayTix app for every show.

The Afronauts

Ages 14+

from £26

History wrote Zambia out of the space race. Olivier nominee Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys, Retrograde) is writing it back in. Lucian Msamati leads, with Ama Qamata in her UK stage debut, in a world premiere co-directed by Monique Touko (Jaja's African Hair Braiding).

Nine Night

from £18

A Jamaican wake lasts nine nights. That's a long time for a family to keep quiet. Natasha Gordon's comedy made her the first Black British female playwright staged in the West End. Now it's back in Kilburn, directed by Amit Sharma.

The Lion King

Ages 6+

from £39

The Lion King brings African-inspired music, movement, design and storytelling to the West End stage in a production shaped by generations of Black performers and creatives. More than three decades on, its cultural impact remains part of its legacy.

Poster of Jaja's African Braiding In London

Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Ages 12+

from £13

Following its sold-out run in 2026, the UK premiere production of this Tony Award-winning comedy returns to the Lyric in 2027, reuniting the team behind smash-hit School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play in writer Jocelyn Bioh and director Monique Touko.