Windrush 75 Workshops

Love drama? Love Radio? Are you or your parents of African or Caribbean heritage? Do you have a story to tell?

We partnering with Tamasha Theatre to explore hidden stories from the Windrush generation.

You are invited to break bread with playwright Mel Pennant and Director Anastasia Osei-Kuffour and to listen to Mel’s audio drama ‘A Stranger in a Strange Place’.

This will act as a starting point to discuss the thoughts, feelings and memories of Windrush which will feed into a new audio play.

This is part of a project to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Windrush, supported by The National Archives, which will culminate in an online listening party in October 2023.

There will be 2 workshops at the St Paul's Learning & Family Centre on the below times;

Thursday 22nd June 2.30 pm to 5 pm  and Friday 23rd June 10 am to 1 pm

You can attend either workshop, you do not need to bring anything along to participate, and there will be refreshments provided for everyone.

More about the Artists

Mel Pennant is a playwright, screenwriter and novelist. In 2013, she won the Brockley Jack Write Now 4 award with her play No Rhyme. In 2017, Mel was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award for her play A Black Fella Walks into a Bar. Her play “Seeds" was on a national tour in 2020 before lockdown brought it to a halt.

Anastasia Osei – Kuffour is a Director, Writer, Producer and Poet. Anastasia’s work includes: All Roads (BGAC, Theatre Peckham, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio & Tramshed); On The Ropes (Park Theatre); Faith, Hope & Glory and Precious Little Thing (BBC Radio 4); Typical (Soho Theatre, the film: Soho Theatre On Demand); Seeds (UK tour, Leeds Playhouse, Live Newcastle, Derby Theatre & Warwick Arts Centre); Cuttin' It (Royal Court UK Schools Tour) and Footprints on the Moon (Finborough). See her website for more: www.anastasiaoseikuffour.com