
Lord Mayor to attend launch of First Story anthology
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun Abid Hussain will attend the launch of Feversham College’s fourth ‘First Story’ anthology. The students...

Zodwa Nyoni: The writer making young people seen and heard
Young, talented and dismayed at the state of the world - the teenage characters in Zodwa Nyoni's new play seem pretty real. And so they...

We are Leeds: slam poet Zodwa Nyoni's shout-out to Yorkshire's young voices
The Zimbabwe-born writer found her passion for words as a teenager in Yorkshire. Her new play, Ode to Leeds, explores its in-your-face...

‘Ode to Leeds’ – a stirring new play inspired by the power of poetry and strength of local voices
Written by Zodwa Nyoni Directed by James Brining West Yorkshire Playhouse, Courtyard Theatre Press Night Wednesday 14 June, 7.45pm Sat...

gal-dem : WEATHERED ESTATES: IN CONVERSATION WITH PLAYWRIGHT ZODWA NYONI
It’s a drizzly Friday, and the mid-week slog is drifting in. Hours before my interview with playwright Zodwa Nyoni, I’d pictured the...

BBC ARTS ONLINE : Take a peek behind the scenes of Weathered Estates
Kofi met the cast and crew of Weathered Estates at the University of Hull, for a guided tour of the play's set. CLICK HERE TO WATCH

ODE TO LEEDS | CASTING CALL!
POET? SPOKEN WORD ARTIST? MC? BEATBOXER? PERFORMER? West Yorkshire Playhouse is looking for you for its new show ODE TO LEEDS By Zodwa...

Exeunt Magazine : Zodwa Nyoni & Alex Chisholm
Zodwa Nyoni: “You have to cry a little bit, drink some tea, eat cake and power through.” Playwright Zodwa Nyoni and director Alex...

New Writing North | On being a writer-in-residence
on being a writer in residence

Blog: Meet Nine Lives playwright Zodwa Nyoni
Nine Lives features real-life, personal and intimate refugees stories that get behind the headlines. We spoke to Zimbabwe-born playwright...