Our work
Bold African stories, past & present.
We create innovative African theatre productions and encourage new voices from the African diaspora to share their work on our stages.
31
projects and productions
5
happening now
26
in the archive
Happening now
Current productions, tours and community projects.
Sat 21 Nov · The Steamworks, Sheffield
The Gods Are Not to Blame
Selected scenes from Ola Rotimi's Yoruba retelling of Oedipus Rex, directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem, in an afternoon of African music, food and culture.
25, 28 & 29 Nov · Utopia Theatre, Sheffield
Esther's Revenge
A solo courtroom drama set in 1953 colonial Lagos, where the audience decides the fate of a woman sentenced to death. Written and directed by Kenneth Uphopho.
26, 27 & 28 Nov · Utopia Theatre, Sheffield
Rite of Passage
A solo show about settling into a new country, told with humour and personal reflection. Written and performed by Akah Nnani, directed by Kenneth Uphopho.
The archive, year by year
Every past production, tour, festival and community project, newest first.
2026
2 projects
Production · Utopia Creative Hub, Sheffield
The Swamp Dwellers
Mojisola Kareem directs Wole Soyinka's play about a community facing flooding, failed harvests and climate crisis.
Film & screen · Curzon Cinema, Sheffield
Screen Horizons
A BFI-funded African and African Caribbean film festival: six screenings, each followed by a panel discussion.
2025
4 projects
Film & screen · Creative Hub, Sheffield
Here's What She Said To Me: Screening Event
A Black History Month screening, followed by a panel Q&A with director Mojisola Kareem.
Festival · Creative Hub, Sheffield
Rebirth of Mother Earth: Festival of Debate
Our Community Ensemble's original climate-justice production for Sheffield's Festival of Debate.
Community · Sheffield
International Women's Day 2025: Unearthing Our Joy
The Community Ensemble's play celebrating International Women's Day.
Production · Sheffield Theatres
Death and the King's Horseman
Wole Soyinka's play, directed by Mojisola Kareem, in a Utopia and Sheffield Theatres production.
2024
4 projects
Festival · Sheffield
Unearthing Our Joy! at Festival of the Mind 2024
The Community Ensemble's show on stereotypes and self-discovery, with Dr Steph Ejegi Memeh.
Research & development · The Crucible, Sheffield
Macbeth Research & Development
Research and development for Oladipo Agboluaje's Yoruba-set Macbeth adaptation, which became Crown of Blood.
Community · Sheffield & Rotherham
Sharing Stories for More Inclusive Ageing
A 12-week arts project for older people from Black, Asian and other minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
Production
Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown
A concert-play written and performed by Tayo Aluko, set during Sierra Leone's civil war.
2023
2 projects
Tour · Sheffield Theatres Playhouse and Yorkshire venues
Anna Hibiscus' Song: Yorkshire Community Tour
Premiered in July 2023, then toured Yorkshire community venues with pay-what-you-can tickets.
Community · Crucible, Sheffield
All Our Goals: A Community Production
Sheffield women explore the story of Emma Clarke, thought to be Britain's first Black woman footballer.
2021
3 projects
Festival · Arcola Theatre, London
Today I'm Wiser Festival
Here's What She Said to Me and Zakes Mda's And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses at the Arcola.
Research & development
Anna Hibiscus' Song: Research and Development
A work-in-progress retelling, created with Theatre Blah Blah Blah, Sheffield Theatres and Unicorn Theatre.
Community
Utopia Creative Exchange
A community pitching and networking evening for creatives.
2018
2 projects
2015
1 project
2013
1 project
Earlier
Year to be confirmed
Research & development · Sheffield Theatres
The David Oluwale Story (Research and Development)
Two phases of development towards a play about David Oluwale.
Production
Shadows in Different Shades
Oladipo Agboluaje's semi-autobiographical story of three generations of women on two continents.
Community
How Far Apart
A project exploring how medical culture discounts Black women's experiences of childbirth.
