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"Hear Me Now: Audition Monologues for Actors of Colour" Commissioned by Tamasha | Edited by Titi Dawudu | Published by Oberon Books
"Hear Me Now" is a unique collection of original audition pieces co-created by and for actors of colour in collaboration with our Tamasha Playwrights group and writer-producer Titi Dawudu.
... More than 80 of these speeches are contained in this new anthology available to students and professional actors across the UK and beyond.
More info: http://www.tamasha.org.uk/developing-arti sts/hear-me-now-3/
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Check out this month's Tamasha Developing Artists newsletter, which includes a raft of opportunities for writers, producers and directors. Plus don't miss our inaugural Matinee Club - a chance to watch a midweek matinee with the Tamasha team, and get some free career advice in the bar before the show!
https://mailchi.mp/…/latest-news-and-op portunities-from-the…

What do young people understand about consent? That's the starting point for 'The Talk' - a creative research project by our Associate Company Written Foundations Theatre Company. You can see an extract of 'The Talk' at our Scratch Night next Friday at Rich Mix London​. Tickets: http://bit.ly/2N6VXCL
If you're interested in applying to become an Associate Company in 2019, join us at 5.30pm for a special pre-show meet-and-greet with the Tamasha team.

We're thrilled to announce the publication of Hear Me Now - a unique anthology of more than 80 original audition monologues created by and for actors of colour. Commissioned by Tamasha, the volume is edited by Titi Dawudu and published by Oberon Books.
Conceived by Tamasha and Titi in 2016, Hear Me Now brought together playwrights and actors to generate more varied and nuanced 3-minute audition speeches than the often stereotypical characters currently available to culturally diverse actors and students.
The anthology will be officially launched on 1 November 2018 at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). You can pre-order your copy of Hear Me Now: Audition Monologues for Actors of Colour here: http://bit.ly/2DKWjLE

Are you a theatre company that would like to benefit from tailored support as your organisation grows? Become an Associate Company in 2019 and you'll be able to access to our staff expertise, office space and industry contacts.
Find out more at our Scratch Night at Rich Mix London on Fri 12 Oct, where we showcase the work of this year's Associates, Purple Moon Drama and Written Foundations Theatre Company.
Join us before the show at 5.30pm for the chance to meet the Tamasha team and ask any questions you may have. See you there!

A piece in The Guardian today by Tamasha Playwright Danusia Samal about her experiences of staging her recent show Busking It...

Tamasha Scratch Night: The Associates 2018 Fri 12 Oct, 7.30pm | Rich Mix London
For the final Tamasha Scratch Night of the year, we'll be presenting new work from our two Associate Companies - Purple Moon Drama and Written Foundations Theatre Company - two dynamic pieces with young performers at their heart.
... More info & tickets: http://bit.ly/2N6VXCL
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Applications are now open for our 2018/19 cohort of Tamasha Playwrights.
Now in its fifth year, Tamasha Playwrights is a writer-led collective of emerging playwrights from diverse cultural backgrounds who meet for weekly sessions from October to July.
Previous graduates have gone on to win awards and commissions including: Rabiah Hussain, Iman Qureshi , Guleraana Mir, Amy Ng, Asif Khan and Yolanda Mercy.
... Deadline for applications: Friday 28 September
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Our next Tamasha Scratch Night will be on Fri 12 October here at Rich Mix London where we'll be presenting dynamic new work from our Associate Companies: Purple Moon Drama and Written Foundations Theatre Company. Book now: http://bit.ly/2N6VXCL

Actor Ralph Birtwell in 'Shah Jahan' by Bushra Laskar at Tamasha Scratch Night: The Playwrights 2018

For our August Scratch Night, we presented the work of five writers from this year's cohort of our flagship writers' group, Tamasha Playwrights.
Audiences at Soho Theatre were treated to rehearsed readings of extracts of five new plays, performed script-in-hand by a team of actors, directed by Atri Banerjee.
'That Time We Got High' by Stefanie Reynolds ... 'Bones' by Olu Alakija 'Out of Sorts' by Danusia Samal 'O: A New American Odyssey' by Reginald Edmund 'Shah Jahan' by Bushra Laskar
Actors: Jason Barnett, Ralph Birtwell, Sarah Kameela Impey, Emma Naomi, Hara Yannas
Stage Manager: Kala Simpson-Njie Photos: Bettina Adela Photography
More about Tamasha Playwrights: http://www.tamasha.org.uk/tamasha-playwri ghts-2017-18/
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TONIGHT: There are still a few tickets remaining for our Scratch Night at Soho Theatre at 7.30pm, where you can be the first to hear extracts of fresh new writing from five of our Tamasha Playwrights performed by a team of professional actors.

As we approach our 30th year, Tamasha continues to lead the way in bringing new and diverse voices to British theatre.
Join us at our Scratch Night next Mon 20 August, 7.30pm at Soho Theatre where we showcase excerpts of new works by some of our Tamasha Playwrights: Olu Alakija, Bushra Laskar, Danusia Samal, Stefanie Reynolds & Reginald Edmund.
Directed by Atri Banerjee and performed by a team professional actors, be the first to experience some of the freshest talent out there.

'A perfect piece of Boro' 'I’m inspired and proud' 'Wonderful characters... this is real television'
The good people of #Middlesborough and #Teesside have really taken Tamasha's TV debut TAXI TALES to their hearts. Take a look at this round up of the local response from Gazette Boro.
... Watch it on BBC iPlayer here: http://bit.ly/taxi-tales
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Critics love Tamasha's TV debut TAXI TALES - available to watch on BBC iPlayer for the next 28 days
"A resonant state-of-the nation tale. More of this kind of thing, please." The Guardian, Friday's Best TV
"A fierce expression of local pride by playwright and former Teesside taxi driver Ishy Din" The Sunday Times, Critics' Choice
... "Pick of tonight's TV" Northern Echo
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"A resonant state-of-the nation tale. More of this kind of thing, please." The Guardian, Friday's Best TV
Watch Tamasha & Ishy Din's TAXI TALES on BBC iPlayer: http://bit.ly/taxi-tales

Jeff Meany, one of the drivers who will take you on a journey through Middlesborough in tonight's TAXI TALES (BBC2, 11.05pm), talks to BBC Tees about how he got involved in the show. Scroll to 2h 39m.