How grief manifests itself takes on many forms, within this, feelings of anger, pain, regret, sadness, fear amongst other feelings emerging at various stages within one’s grieving process, how we grieve on an individual level, as well as with our loved one or close friend, and communal level, dynamics that differ and form part of our societal fabric. An exploration of loss and the impact of this within a 15 year marriage, Safaa Benson-Effiom presents the pertinent Til Death Do Us Part, a lesson in the importance of vulnerability and the addressing of the often unsaid.
An era within theatre focusing on voices and perspectives often unheard, we’re witnessing important conversations, movements and art works responding to this need for representation on our stages. Told through a Black queer femme lens, babirye bukilwa’s production cake places the stories of the show’s two protagonists centre stage. Currently showing at Theatre Peckham until Saturday 7th August, the show’s director malakai sergeant tells us more about what inspired them to take part in the production, realising the show’s visual language with filmmaker and photographer Seye Isikalu and the importance of creating the production with an all Black and majority queer team.