Black Men Walking by Testament

"We Walk." - AND we talk; All about this play that treads the ground of identity and landscape, with Special Guest, Writer/Director/Actor Dermot Daly.

Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.
Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)

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Dermot is an actor, director, dramaturge, filmmaker and lecturer. He is interested in new writing, new voices, accessibility, and making work that says something about who we are now and what we could be in the future. He is co-creative lead of the film company 'chocolate bear' and has won and been nominated for several international film awards. He is a senior lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire and faculty member of ALRA. He is a creative associate of the Geraldine Connor Foundation, and associate artist of both Freedom Studios, and Arts at the Arms.

EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Testament Website  - https://www.testamenthomecut.com/about-1

Dermot Daly Website - www.dermotdaly.co.uk

Eclipse Theatre - https://eclipsetheatre.org.uk

Orpheus in the Record Shop - iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000vbtx/lights-up-orpheus-in-the-record-shop

Interview with Testament
https://medium.com/@hlmmarks1/interview-with-playwright-and-beatboxer-testament-on-black-men-walking-the-craft-of-playwriting-5a7c6bfa8a1a

Interview with Maxwell Ayamba, one of the founders of the Sheffield Black Men Walking Group - https://www.thestar.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/sheffield-walking-group-take-steps-reclaim-black-peoples-place-british-history-2895714

Ave Vivas in Deo - Origin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/41Z57bgYcy2KZG3WmzzkXp8/black-history-month

Guardian article on the Black Men Walking group
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jan/23/black-men-walking-royal-exchange-manchester-testament

Exeunt Magazine Review - http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-black-men-walking-royal-court/

A Younger Theatre Review - https://