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Summer in London
A full-length play, a romantic comedy set among homeless multiracial trans youth in London at the end of a baking-hot summer by multi-award-winning Rikki Beadle-Blair. Presented at Theatre Royal Stratford East in July 2017.
Black and Gay in the UK - An Anthology
A ground-breaking, provocative and diverse anthology of writing about black gay men's lives in the UK - essays, activist memoirs, (auto)biographies, poems and fiction, edited by multi-award-winning writers Rikki Beadle-Blair and John R Gordon. Contributors are: Adam Lowe, Ade Adeniji, Anu Olu, Bisi Alimi, Cheikh Traore, Cyril Nri, Daniel Fry, 'Danse Macabre', David McAlmont, Dean Atta, Diriye Osman, Donovan Christian-Carey, Donovan Morris, D'relle Wickham (Khan). Edd Muruako, Geoffrey Williams, Giles Terera, Jimmy Akingbola, John R Gordon, Keith Jarrett, Leee John, Leo Ofori, 'Merlin', Mickel Smithen, Paul J Medford, P J Samuels, Rhys Wright, Rikki Beadle-Blair, Dr Rob Berkeley, Robert Taylor, Rogue Scott, Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay, Salawu Olajide, Tonderai Munyevu, Topher Campbell, Travis Alabanza, Z Jai Walsh
Mother Country
***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 JHALAK PRIZE*** A leading new exploration of the Windrush generation featuring David Lammy, Lenny Henry, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Hannah Lowe, Jamz Supernova, Natasha Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair. For the pioneers of the Windrush generation, Britain was 'the Mother Country'. They made the long journey across the sea, expecting to find a place where they would be be welcomed with open arms; a land in which you were free to build a new life, eight thousand miles away from home. This remarkable book explores the reality of their experiences, and those of their children and grandchildren, through 22 unique real-life stories spanning more than 70 years....
FIT
FIT is a bold and groundbreaking new play for young people written and directed by acclaimed writer/director Rikki Beadle-Blair. The play was developed to address the growing problem of homophobic bullying in Britain's schools and was especially created for Key Stage 3 (KS3) students (Year 7-9), specifically complementing various learning objectives from the National Curriculum, particularly PHSE and Citizenship. FIT is about attempting to FIT in and trying to stand out in a culture where everything from not liking sport to wearing the wrong trainers is 'gay'. Snappy dialogue and pacy writing combine with energetic hip-hop dance, original music and sparky comedy to make FIT an unforgettable piece of theatre. FIT enjoyed a hugely successful run during 2007 and 2008, where 20,000 young people in over 75 schools across the UK saw the play, accompanied by a workshop. FIT has also been made into a short film which has toured UK Schools and will continue to tour nationwide throughout 2010 as part of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The production of FIT was supported by UK Gay rights organisation Stonewall.
Gutted
Gutted is a fast-paced, powerful new play by Rikki Beadle-Blair. Set in South East London, this is a story about love, family and sordid secrets told through the eyes of four brothers. When the eldest brother comes out of rehab he embarks on a truth-telling mission and triggers an unstoppable family meltdown. In an explosive 24 hours, years of denial are uncovered and life will never be the same again. A thought-provoking and complex drama, Gutted reveals Beadle-Blair at his best. This is daring, shocking and intensely emotional work infused with warmth and humour.
Shalom Baby
In 1930s Berlin - an intriguing city of Jazz and overground cabaret overpowered by the rise of Hitler and World War II - the daughter of a Jewish family falls in love with their black shabbes goy (a term used for those who assist Jews on the Sabbath with tasks forbidden to Jews within Jewish law). Fast-forward to the tale of a mixed-race couple in seemingly unprejudiced modern-day Brooklyn, where the same family is coping with a number of calamities. Shalom Baby is a touching and very funny exploration of love, family and friendship.
I Ain't Dumb
A tough inner-city school, proud of its inclusivity, suddenly explodes in a rapidly escalating culture war. Sex secrets, hip-hop and hope fight for centre stage in a vibrant, loud and proud, real talk rollercoaster. Tom Wright's hard-hitting new play tackles contemporary issues in a school setting, published to coincide with Coventry's year as City of Culture.
Faggamuffin
A thrilling, hard-edged urban novel of gay Jamaican life in gangsta London by NAACP Image Award Nominee John R Gordon. 'Foreign... me haffi go a foreign...' Outed and driven from his homeland by a murderous mob, gay Jamaican Cutty Munroe arrives in London penniless and desperate. At first he is relieved to be given shelter by Buju Staples, a petty crook on the White City Estate, and his girlfriend Cynthia, but Cynthia soon wants to be rid of this 'wasteman' crashing on her man's sofa. Cutty, however, has nowhere else to go. Traumatised and lonely, Cutty falls in love with Buju, and starts to believe that Buju might share his feelings. One night while out on the rob Cutty makes a move on his ...
What I Learned Today
'Each day teaches something new - if you're willing to learn. And this year has taught me it all basically comes down to the same thing: You create Heaven and Hell. Hell hides in making others responsible for your story. Heaven lies in full honest ownership of your life. Nobody else can make you happy, beautiful, desirable or valuable. You are all your problems and solutions. You have total power. And you can choose to use it wisely.' 'Don't ask to be lucky. Make everyone you meet feel lucky... That's success.' 365 life-lessons from the on-line diary of writer/director/performer Rikki Beadle-Blair. Honest. Clear. Loving. Powerful. Poetic. Practical. Inspiring. Rikki Beadle-Blair was born and...
Sista!
An anthology of writings by Same Gender Loving Women of African/Caribbean descent with a UK connection, including bi, queer, non-binary and mixed race women.
