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  • Venue Yard Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 17 October 2026

Book now for for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Ntozake Shange’s celebrated choreopoem, in a landmark new production directed by JMK Award winner Diane Page, marking the grand reopening of The Yard Theatre

Arriving fifty years after its first performance and celebrated two-year Broadway run, the production has been called “long overdue in London” — a play that Yard Artistic Director Jay Miller has said “should be up there with the Sarah Kanes, the Caryl Churchills” of the theatrical canon.

Directed by Diane Page, with original music by Jammz, the production stars Tatenda Naomi Matsvai, Nadine Higgin, Cherrelle Skeete, Alex Thomas-Smith and Ibilola Rossi. Told through poetry, movement and song, for colored girls… weaves together stories of love and violence, joy and survival, and what it feels like to come out the other side.

Expect a genuinely singular piece of theatre: grief becomes chant, movement becomes prayer, as seven women, distinguished only by the colours they wear, share their stories through Shange’s unique blend of poetry, dance and song. This is choreopoem, not conventional drama: an intense, moving and profoundly human theatrical experience unlike anything else currently on in London.

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★★★★
“Violent, visceral and stylish, For Colored Girls is still a necessary piece of theatre.”
TimeOut
★★★★
“A frills-free yet thrilling account of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 poetic cycle”
The Telegraph
★★★★
“[Shange's] voice comes across here, fresh, strong and proud, in this reborn gem of a theatre in Hackney.”
The Standard

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Who is in the cast of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf?

  • Tatenda Naomi Matsvai (cow | deer, Royal Court; Alice in Wonderland, Brixton House)
  • Nadine Higgin (Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare’s Globe; Ballet Shoes, National Theatre)
  • Cherrelle Skeete (The Authenticator, National Theatre; Alterations, National Theatre)
  • Alex Thomas-Smith (What It Feels Like for a Girl; Too Much)
  • Ibilola Rossi (I May Destroy You; The Midwich Cuckoos)

Who are the creative team of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf?

  • Writer: Ntozake Shange
  • Director: Diane Page (JMK Award winner)
  • Composer: Jammz
  • Choreographer: Ingrid Mackinnon
  • Costume Designer: Cat Fuller
  • Sound Designer: Esther Kehinde Ajayi
  • Lighting Designer: Ali Hunter
  • Voice and Dialect Coach: Aundrea Fudge
  • Casting Director: Heather Basten CDG

Venue Information

Yard Theatre , Queen's Yard Hackney Wick, London, E9 5EN

Nearest Tube or Train: Hackney Wick

Nearest Buses: 339, 276, 488

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Critics' reviews of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

★★★★ “Violent, visceral and stylish, For Colored Girls is still a necessary piece of theatre.” TimeOut

★★★★ “A frills-free yet thrilling account of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 poetic cycle” The Telegraph

★★★★ “[Shange's] voice comes across here, fresh, strong and proud, in this reborn gem of a theatre in Hackney.” The Standard

★★★ “Infused with passionate defiance” The Stage

★★★ “Delivered with feeling by terrific cast” The Guardian

★★★ “Remains a powerful and necessary celebration of Black womanhood, survival and sisterhood.” What's On Stage

Also see: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf Reviews Round-up

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