Blacklisted Conversations

TBB Talks to Reece Noi about his Initial reluctance to take a role in Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five Netflix series 'When They See Us' . When They See Us (originally Central Park Five) is a 2019 American drama web television miniseries created, co-written, and directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix. Premiering on May 31, 2019 When They See Us is based on the true story of the Central Park jogger c...

Martina Laird returns to the stage as 'Ruby' in August Wilson's play King Hedley II. Directed by Stratford East Artistic Director Nadia Fall (The Village), King Hedley II follows one man's quest for redemption after being released from prison and features Lenny Henry in his Stratford East debut as smooth-talking hustler 'Elmore'.   Her stage credits include Shebeen (Nottingham Playhouse/...

Is this your King!?! So.... sheesh a lot happened.  The Night King's dead. Arya came with the slick swiftness. The End. TBB Talks & Everyday Fro Day break it down.

TBB Talks to Cherrelle Skeete about her current role in King Hedley II Actress Cherrelle Skeete's acting CV includes A Small Place (Gate Theatre) and Fun Home (Young Vic). In 2017 Skeete played Rose Granger-Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre) in a groundbreaking colourblind casting move. She has also starred in popular TV shows including Doctors, Call the Midwife and Lenn...

This April 28th Emma Thomas was awarded the BAFTA Television Craft Special Award for her services a script supervisor. TBB Talks was honoured to catch up with a legend in the craft field. A script supervisor is an important person in the process of taking a project from set to the small or big screen. Thomas has a slew of acclaimed television series and films on her cv which prove her BAFTA a...

Though he's branching out into the filmmaker realm with his recently completed short film Run, starring Game of Thrones' Nathalie Emmanuel, Alex Lanipekun finds himself back on our screens in Sky Atlantic thriller series, Riviera. Picking up from where season 1 left off, Lanipekun plays Raafi, husband of 'the impossibly stylish' Daphne (Poppy Delevingne). They've both sailed to the shores of the C...

TBB Talks to Mikey J production composer and co-founder of Boy Blue about its journey, its future and the plans he and production choreographer and co-founder Kenrick 'H20' Sandy OBE have for its future. After their annual appearance at this year’s Breakin’ Convention (the UK’s biggest celebration of Hip Hop dance and culture) and taking their Olivier Award-winning production Blak Whyte Gray to th...

With Belle, and a United Kingdom under her belt, Amma Asante returns with her latest project Where Hands Touch, which tells the overlooked story of the mixed children born during the Nazi regime. Amma Asante started out in front of the screen in the UK cult kids' series Grange Hill. Quickly realising that being an actress wasn't her forte, Asante forged a career behind the camera.  Taking up...

Beyonce released her groundbreaking performance at the 2018 Coachella festival via Netflix April 17th  TBB came together with our friends at Everyday Fro Day and actor friend Leemore Marrett Jr. to discuss what we liked and didn't like about Homecoming ... needless to say, the discussion got a little ... heated!!  The music documentary included the concert and behind the scenes footage....

The Face You Make When Everyone's Going to Die ... Episode 2, of the final season of Game of Thrones, was a setup. They had us all warm and fuzzy at the sight of the very alpha male pissing contest between Tormund GiantsBane and Jamie the KingSlayer. Both vying for the heart of Ser Brienne of Tarth. Arya stressed us all out as she wantonly had her way with Gendry. Tyrion gathered the troops f...

Establishing Shit!!! *** SPOILERS EVERYWHERE*** TBB & Everyday Fro Day break down Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 1 It’s back and we’re EXCITED! The Starks are back together. The dragons don’t seem to have noticed their brother or sister (?) is MIA, Bran is no fun whilst simultaneously being a G! Cersei is a feminist icon for all of 5 seconds. Arya’s on her glow up … we see you Gendry… and S...

TBB Talks reviews Marsai Martin’s feature debut ‘Little’...  TBB & Everyday Fro Day discuss what they, liked, what they disliked and the importance of the themes in Little.  Little stars Regina Hall as Jordan Sanders a take-no-prisoners tech mogul who torments her long-suffering assistant, April (Issa Rae), and the rest of her employees on a daily basis. She soon faces an unexpected...

Drawing from his Instagram skits Tom Moutchi joined forces with a team of British Black comedians and actors to bring to life the new BBC Three series 'Famalam'.  Back for series 2, we caught up with Moutchi to find out more about the creative process and how the team worked together for the second series...  Famalam is available to watch via BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ep...

TBB Talks gathered together some of our friends to review Jordan Peele's sophomore feature film 'US'. We discuss the themes, the good, the bad and what we give Peele's horror #OutOf100 US tells the story of Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) who, accompanied by her husband Gabe, (Winston Duke), son Jason (Evan Alex) and daughter Zora (Shahidi Wright Joseph) returns to the beachfront home where...

Adjoa Andoh is a British film, television, stage and radio actress who has recently joined forces with Lynette Linton (Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre) to direct the first ever women of colour lead Shakespeare Play on a UK stage.  Their production of Richard II post-Empire reflects on what it means to be British in the light of the Windrush anniversary and as we leave the European Union...

TBB Talks to ... Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo who are returning for the new series of 'Timewasters'. Created and starring Daniel Lawrence Taylor, the first series was the most watched new comedy in 2017 for 16-24’s on any digital channel in the UK. This time around our time-travelling jazz band are transported to 1950’s London where the future has arrived:...

Aki Omoshaybi is a relatively quiet name in the British Black film industry. He's recently completed his first debut feature ,'Real' a romcom. We caught up with him however to talk to him about his role in Burning Man a new British Road Trip horror movie. In cinemas from March 1st Burning Men is about three young musicians Ray (Ed Hayter) and Don (Aki Omoshaybi) who are evicted from their South Lo...

TBB Talks to Angela Ferreira about 'Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle' and how important it was to bring such a story to life in this unique way...   Angela Ferreira is one of the Executive Directors of Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle - eight 15-minute heartfelt monologues set in the front room of an Afro-Caribbean home. In association with BBC Arts and in partnership with Sir Lenny Henry’...

TBB Talks to Anthony Welsh to find out more about his character Joe in Channel 4's comedy series 'Pure' and how he’s managed to stealthily navigate the acting world… Anthony Welsh is a British Black actor whose career is taking a quiet steady rise. Starring in Hollywood productions ranging from Red Tails alongside Cuba Gooding Jnr., Michael B. Jordan and Ne-Yo to the hit indie sci-fi Girl with All...

TBB Talks to Reinaldo Marcus Green about his latest film 'Monsters and Men'. He also spills the beans about his work on the Netflix / Lebron James' Spring Hill co-pro, Top Boy 3. The series which is also executive produced by Drake follows on the Channel 4 series starring Ashley Walters, Kano, and a host of British black talent.  Marcus Reinaldo Green hails from Staten Island and has just com...

One of the brightest new stars on the stand-up circuit, Judi Love won Comedian of the Year at the 2018 UK Entertainment Awards and presents a weekly show on BBC Radio London.  She recently appeared on The Lenny Henry Birthday Show and performs regularly in venues throughout the UK. Love's frank and funny social media sketches have won a loyal following and have been picked up by the likes of...

TBB Talks to Olivier Award-winner Sharon D. Clarke about her reprisal of her critically-hailed performance in the role of Caroline Thibodeaux in the musical 'Caroline or Change'.  A British Black legend of the stage, Clarke has lead productions such as Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Amen Corner(National Theatre), Ghost The Musical (Piccadilly Theatre), The Life (Southwark Playhouse), Porgy...

During Black History the Mostly Lit guys hosted a live session at the BFI. TBB's literature reviewer Priscilla Owusu caught up with Alex, Raqfiq and Derek to find out more about their revolutionary podcast.  Named by the Guardian and the BBC as one of the top podcasts of 2017, Mostly Lit is an award-winning books and pop-culture podcast, hosted by Alex Reads, Raifa Rafiq and Derek Owusu. Find...

Trevor Dion Nicholas made his West End debut back in 2016, joining the West End production of Disney’s Aladdin. Trevor has played the role of Genie since its first show at the Prince Edward Theatre. For his outstanding performance he won the What’s On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He also voices the announcer in Dreamgirls, currently running at the West End’s Savoy Theatre. H...

TBB Talks to Two-Time Oscar Winning Composer Justin Hurwitz ('La La Land', ‘Whiplash’), who's returning with his latest project 'First Man'.    On the heels of the six-time Oscar winning ‘La La Land’ Director Damien Chazelle and leading actor Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the hi...