Category Archives: Men and Relationships

For Black Boys Review, Garrick Theatre

For Black Boys – All We Need Is Love Review Date: 9 March 2024 Venue: Garrick Theatre, West End, London WC2 Star Rating: ***** Cast: Tobi King Bakare plays Onyx; Shakeel Haakim (Pitch); Fela Lufadeju (Jet); Albert Magashi (Sable); Mohammed … Continue reading

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Will it be All White on the Night? 

Review Date: 1st June 2023 Venue: Compass Theatre, Ickenham, Middlesex UB10 Rating: **** Author: Yasmina Reza Translation: Christopher Hampton Cast: Duncan Sykes (Serge), Anton Jungreuthmayer, (Marc) & Mark Sutherland (Yvan) Production: Proscenium Theatre ART By Yasmina Reza Stand back. Nothing to … Continue reading

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Sucker Punch Round 2 Hits The Sweet Spot

Review Date: 14th April 2023 Venue: Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex Rating: ***** Writer: Roy Williams Cast: Christian Alifoe (Troy), Shem Hamilton (Leon), Liam Smith (Charlie), John Rogers (Tommy),Wayne Rollins (Squid), Poppy Winter (Becky) & Ray Strasser-King (Ray). A Theatre Nation … Continue reading

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For Black Boys, Six Black Men, Thrilling Audiences Live at the Apollo

Date: 6th April 2023 Venue: Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1 Play: For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy Rating: ***** Writer & Director: Ryan Calais Cameron Produced by: The Royal Court  Theatre, Nouveau … Continue reading

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Aurie Styla’s Green Agenda

Date: 26th March 2022 Venue: Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush, London W12 Comedian: Aurie Styla Rating: *****Shepherds Bush is All Green The cacophony of sound that greeted Aurie Styla’s entrance onto the Bush Hall stage could have landed him in trouble … Continue reading

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Will Smith’s Oscars Meltdown

Rock by name. Rock by nature. That’s what we saw from Oscar’s host and top comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night. The slap from out of nowhere didn’t leave him fall or seeing stars in his head … Continue reading

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Bishop Curry’s Sermon Too Hot To Handle

Two Young People Fell In Love and We All Showed Up During what was undoubtedly the wedding for all ages, that of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the stand out moment for me was Bishop Michael Curry’s barnstorming sermon … Continue reading

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Heads Together for Young Minds Comedy Gala

Heads Together for Young Minds Comedy Gala Star Rating: ***** Shepherds Bush Empire London W12 Review Date: 18th September 2017 Early on in proceedings Compere Frank Skinner made a topical, venue related joke about three things dying out in the … Continue reading

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Reaching for the stars: The Story of Reach Society

Book rating: ***** Book review: The Story of Reach Society: The Professional Black Men Who Chose to Add Value Authors: Dr Dwain A. Neil and Mrs Paula A. Neil Publisher: Reach Society Publishing . £13.99. Click the book cover below to purchase … Continue reading

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Man, What are you thinking?

Book rating: **** Book review: Inside Man – Pioneering Stories about Men and Boys Editors: Dan Bell and Glen Poole Publisher: Matador Books . £12. Click the book cover below to purchase the book. What is the truth about what … Continue reading

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