Actor Simon Manyonda & Artist Monaé Robinson come together to host a double bill of Blaxploitation Films.

The night will include a panel discussion on African American representation in Hollywood and how it has affected audiences in Britain whilst allowing a safe space for honest dialogue.

Featuring the films Coffy (dir. Hill, 1973) and Blacula (dir. Crain, 1972), the night will include a panel discussion on African American representation in Hollywood and how it has affected audiences in Britain whilst allowing a safe space for honest dialogue.

Presented by The Black Critique & Life in Art, this is more than just a screening, but an analysis of how Hollywood has shaped the roles Black people play in cinema and how this transmits into the social sphere.

Tickets cost £10 (£8 for concessions / £5 for local museums) and can be booked at www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/show/ygb-obsidian-film-night/#tabs-book

A timely portrait of the contributions of Black people across the world, this ensemble piece reimagines iconic Black heroes throughout history meeting here and now.

Presented by Duo Arts, and written and directed by Khareem Jamal, the event shares the fascinating lives of Septimius Severus, Queen Philippa of Hainault, Ottobah Coguano and Joseph Bolgone - all who pop up in history in places we wouldn’t expect such as the Roman empire, the British Royal family and the French Revolution.

Tickets cost £15 (£12 for concessions; £10 for local residents) and can be booked online at www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/show/ygb-voices-of-black-folk-in-unexpected-places/#tabs-book