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Writers of Colour and the ‘Lit in Colour’ campaign

Discover 130 plays by writers of colour and traditionally underrepresented voices

Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams
Chewing Gum Dreams by Michaela Coel
The Empress by Tanika Gupta
The Father and the Assassin by Anupama Chandrasekhar
The Great Wave by Francis Turnly
Rockets and Blue Lights by Winsome Pinnock

At Bloomsbury, home of Methuen Drama, the Arden Shakespeare and Drama Online, we work hard to diversify the voices and stories we publish. Now we’re bringing our unique focus on drama texts to the Lit in Colour campaign in collaboration with Penguin Books UK and the Runnymede Trust, supporting schools to make the teaching and learning of English Literature and Drama more inclusive.

Below you’ll find information about over 130 plays by writers of colour. In light of the Lit in Colour research report, this list includes Black, Asian, Jewish and other Minority Ethnic writers. The plays are taken from the The (Incomplete) Lit in Colour Play List.

All of the plays listed below are available here on Drama Online and your access will depend on the Drama Online collections to which your institution has subscribed. Any plays with an asterisk (*) next to them are also available in a video or audio collection.

Love, Family and Relationships


Politics and Activism


Identity and Culture


Religion, Class and Society

Immigration and Belonging


Youth, Childhood and Growing Up


History


Verbatim Plays


Adaptations


Shakespeare Influences