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

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...

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...

Written by Zodwa Nyoni Directed by James Brining West Yorkshire Playhouse, Courtyard Theatre Press Night Wednesday 14 June, 7.45pm Sat...

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...

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

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

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

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