TheRapUp
Welcome to The Rap Up the home for Black Arts and Performance in the UK. Subscribe to get the latest videos and news in your inbox.
My Dad Fights Demons and Commando
Comic Laureate Bobby Joseph tells us about his new comics – My Dad Fights and Demons and Commando. OUT NOW! Visit: https://www...
Comedy of Errors REMIXED
Two Shakespeare-speaking twins and their Street-speaking doubles collide in London, sparking chaotic mistaken identities. At Courtya...
NIA and GEN JAZZ at the Roundhouse
Ahead of her GEN JAZZ showcase at the Roundhouse last month, NIA shares how she fuses generational jazz, bold rhythms and expressive...
I Dream of Theresa May
young gay Indian guy in 2013 London unexpectedly bonds with Theresa May in a funny, warm look at identity, politics and belonging. A...
LOOP at Theatre 503
LOOP is a chilling psychological folktale about Bex’s obsessive desire, blurring reality and fantasy in a haunting one-woman perform...
Colleen Douglas – Comic Author
Colleen Douglas is a Guyanese-born comic author blending horror, Caribbean folklore, and social commentary into visually rich, genre...
The Purpose of Light – Misan Harriman
The Purpose of Light by Misan Harriman features 110 photographs of global protest and solidarity, offering a compassionate, collecti...
The Black British Book Festival
The Black British Book Festival is Europe’s largest, celebrating Black British writers through talks, workshops, and community‑build...
Festival of Masks – Benin PT2
Porto-Novo Mask Festival 2025 in Benin, West Africa celebrates traditional Beninese masks, culture, and spirituality with parades, p...
The Harder They Come – Stratford East
★★★★★ The Guardian The Harder They Come is an electrifying reggae musical: faithful, vibrant, mixing comedy and tragedy, powered by...
People of Theatre Magazine
People of Theatre is not your typical theatre magazine. It’s radical, independent, and rooted in community. A platform for those tir...
Whispers of Identity – Shekinah Mampala
Shekinah Mampala is one of the designers featured in the 2025 graduate fashion show from JCA | London Fashion Academy. Her collectio...
Dance Umbrella 2025
Dance Umbrella is London’s international dance festival running 2–31 October 2025, offering live and digital dance performances acro...
Adilson Naueji – Boscombe Beyond Your Eyes
Self-taught artist Adilson Naueji exhibited Boscombe Beyond Your Eyes in Bournemouth, celebrating Boscombe’s vibrant mixed community...
The Council of the Garden – Immanuel Osamudiame Omoh
Immanuel Osamudiame Omoh is one of the 27 graduating designers in the 2025 Graduate Fashion Show at the Jimmy Choo Academy. The show...
Saly Koné – UNDER COMMAND
Saly Koné is one of the designers featured in the 2025 graduate fashion show from JCA | London Fashion Academy. Her collection is ca...
Festival of Masks – Benin
Porto-Novo Mask Festival 2025 in Benin, West Africa celebrates traditional Beninese masks, culture, and spirituality with parades, p...
Freedom Rising by the late Owusu-Ankomah
Freedom Rising. A posthumous showcase of Owusu-Ankomah’s symbolic, large-scale paintings exploring identity, spirituality, and freed...