Fifteen year old best friends Kai, TJ & Zara have been tight since, well, forever. Always together. Inseperable. But as they've grown older things have begun to change. Why did life start to get so complicated? When did the world stop seeing them as children and start demanding that they behave according to some script written in stone and carved decades before their birth? And when did the weight of that stone start to crush them - slowly and imperceptibly at first, until they could hardly breath? 

Based on an idea by Shereener Browne and written by Christina Alagarathnam, PlayFight examines the corrosive way in which racism determines the direction young Black lives take.

Directed by Leian John-Baptiste (Waterfalls, Stop and Search, Barbershop Chronicles, is god is) with movement by Rhyss Dennis of FUBU Nation, fight direction by Kevin McCurdy (Othello, Twelfth Night)  costume & set design by Eliandro Monteiro , lighting by Filip Vermeiren of Inverse Lighting Design, & sound by Kieron Morris of Rezon8, PlayFight promises to be an unflinching look at the adultification of an entire generation of young Black males.

Triggers: Trauma. Depression. Mental Health. Recommended minimum age: 15 years. Approx running time: 70 mins, no interval.

PlayFight transferred from the Pleasance to the Seven Dials Playhouse on 10 July 2023 for a 4 week run, where the team was joined by Jordan Edwards-Wilks, aka Jords as executive producer.

In late September 2019, after a three-day rehearsal period, we staged two rehearsed readings of PlayFight. Directed by Josh Hinds, the readings - one at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, and the other at the Matchstick Piehouse Theatre in Deptford - received a rapturous welcome from a sold out house.

It’s Christmas at the Mansion…

And some former residents are getting restless. Three souls trapped for an eternity within the walls of an old and beautiful building are desperate to tell their tale to anyone who will listen. A Christmas ghost story.

Set in the historic Beckenham Place Mansion - a Grade II listed Georgian building of architectural and historical significance. Experience the sights and the history of this beautiful building and listen to three stories from three souls. 

Written by the award-winning Mark A C Brown & Chantelle Dusette (long listed for the Alfred Fagon Award) and featuring the acting talents of shereener browne, Seun Shote & Sarah Yeboah, The Mansion Trilogy is a co-production between Orísun & Arcademic films.

An Anthology of monologues

For our launch show we selected a series of monologues all loosely connected by a single theme: spring; new beginnings - an echo of our name. Why monologues? Small, yet perfectly formed, monologues are a powerful way to connect with an audience.

Curated by the legendary Anton Phillips, the performance showcased the work of established and emerging writing talent from across the world; performed by some of London’s newest and most exciting actors. It challenged, delighted & entertained.

“Thank you so much - I’m so grateful that you brought such thought-provoking theatre to New Cross!”

“Immersive as hell!”

“I liked the way the storytelling and actors engaged with the audience. The venue was a beautiful risk. It was great! Different. We need more like this! I loved the monologue aspect too.”

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“Brilliant to stumble across this, and in the local area! Yet the standard, performances, voices, stories were of exceptional quality.”

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“Loved it! Never seen monologues performed like this before. I loved the different narratives.”

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“Drew me in. Inspiring. Keep up the incredible work!”

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