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5 Actors dance around the stage joyfully.
5 Actors dance around the stage joyfully.

Anthem Live

By Alexander Uzoka, Esohe Uwadiae, Fisola Kelly-Akinnuoye, Justice Ezi, Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller, Rachel Oyawale, Rebecca Goulding, Rianna Simons, Roberta Livingston, Taiwo Ava Oyebola & Temi Majekodunmi

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13 Feb 2021

In March 2021, Almeida Participation put an open call out for emerging young Black writers to be a part of Anthem, an initiative to support and encourage aspiring writers inspired by Lolita Chakrabarti‘s play Hymn.

11 writers were then selected to be a part of a cohort of writers to receive more focused support. Over the last year, the writers have developed their work receiving mentoring, notes and feedback from dramaturg Ola Animashawun. The final phase has seen the 11 plays benefit from a research and development process led by directors – Abi Falase, Ewa Dina and Germma Orleans-Thompson, and the Anthem Young Company who have been specially recruited for this project.

As a celebration of their work, Anthem Live features extracts of their plays which will be performed in front of an audience for the first time.

CAST & CREATIVES
Directors
Abi Falase
Ewa Dina
Germma Orleans-Thompson

Creative Producer Abi Falase
Dramaturg Ola Animashawun
Assistant Director Montel Douglas
Producer Simon Stephens

Writers
Alexander Uzoka
Esohe Uwadiae
Fisola Kelly-Akinnuoye
Justice Ezi
Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller
Rachel Oyawale
Rebecca Goulding
Rianna Simons
Roberta Livingston
Taiwo Ava Oyebola
Temi Majekodunmi

Anthem Young Company
Alice Grant
David Ijiti
Efé Agwele
Effie Ansah
Emily Olum
Enoch Lwanga
Freya Johnson
Joseph Junkere
Linda Wachaga
Lorraine Adeyefa
Marek Wroblewski
Melody Adeniran
Modupe Salu
Mohamed Manso Bangura
Nicole Caffrey
Richard Adetunji
Richard McIver
Selorm Adonu
Shadrach Agozino