The New Curiosities Box: Show Twenty Six

In this show we take on a refreshing new production of Joe Penhall's modern classic 'Blue/Orange' by way of a conversation with director Daniel Bailey and cast member Ivan Oyik as they bring its themes of instituional racism, power play and mental health to Birmingham's Rep.

We speak to Birmingham-born experimental actress and spoken word poet Kate Joyner about performance piece 'The Blood Tales' and its part in re-wiring narratives of women’s moon blood prior to it's London & UK premiere on International Women's Day Friday 8 March 2019.

And we consider a celebration of contemporary plays by African women through a new collection of work from leading female playwrights with Dr Yvette Hutchison from the University of Warwick as our guide.

The New Curiosities Box is written and presented by James Sandy and is a King of the Buttons Production 2019 for Switch Radio.

With thanks to:
Daniel Bailey & Ivan Oyik and the team at The Birmingham Rep
MAC Birmingham
M Seven Public Relations
Kate Joyner at Silver Moon Theatre Co.
Yvette Hutchison
The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
University of Warwick

Title music: 'Café connection'(excerpt) by morgantj (c) copyright 2009 and licensed under creative commons.

This programme was first broadcast on 26th February 2019 on Switch Radio 107.5FM, DAB & Online.

https://www.switchradio.co.uk/jamessandy

Due to copyright restrictions some of the music used in the radio show does not feature in the podcast version. Check out the spotify playlist on the blog to hear the tracks.