YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK
Theatre Peckham’s Young, Gifted & Black Season
01 — 31 October, Theatre Peckham and Canada Water Theatre
Young, Gifted & Black is an annual season celebrating young Black British brilliance on stage at Theatre Peckham and Canada Water Theatre. It is a platform for powerful, personal and political work that reflects the richness of Black British life and culture.
Running from 1 to 30 October across Theatre Peckham and Canada Water Theatre, the eighth Young, Gifted & Black season is supported by Southwark Council to present bold new theatre, spoken word and performance that explores identity, belonging, friendship, mental health, migration and community. Young, Gifted & Black is presented within Black History Month’s 2026 theme of ‘Honouring Our Communities’, which invites us to recognise the role of Black communities in shaping British society.
Full Listings
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Young Peckham Production, 1st – 3rd October, Theatre Peckham
Her and the Voice in Her Head, by Lorraine Adeyefa, 2nd – 3rd October, Studio 1, Theatre Peckham
A Collection of Conversations, by Munashe Danga, 2nd – 3rd October, Canada Water Theatre
No Photos, by Ryan Dre Sinclair, 8th – 9th October, Studio 1, Theatre Peckham
Greener Pastures, by Nana Adjoa Baidoe-Ansah, 8th – 9th October, Canada Water Theatre
X Marks the Spot, by Joy Kirigo, 10th – 11th October, Canada Water Theatre
In My Head by Kyra April, 15th – 16th October, Canada Water Theatre
Don’t Write Me Off by Martin Edwards & Actively SeeK.I.N.G., 16th October, Theatre Peckham
The Alex Wheatle Witness Writing Project – Script Sharing by Theatre Peckham, Manchester Metropolitan University & Words of Colour, 17th October, Canada Water Theatre
In Her Eyes I’m A Good Man by Mo Korede, Produced by Imagiphoria Productions, 22nd – 23rd October, Theatre Peckham
Before I Go: Marcel, by Tobi King Bakare, 25th October, Theatre Peckham
Legacy After Dark, Produced by Legacy in Motion, 30th October
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