Dermot Daly Book Launch – Being Black and British : Before, During and After Drama School
Join the book’s editor, and Leeds Conservatoire Senior Lecturer, Dermot Daly, in the first of five national book launches, to discuss his new book in conversation with Leeds Conservatoire’s Head of School of Drama Erin Carter and Vice Principal Patsy Gilbert., followed by a Q&A.
Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School, is a new edited collection about being Black, being British, and being an actor before, during and after training. Written by Black writers working in and around British performative industries, the book offers practical and theoretical tools to take into the classroom, studio, rehearsal room, mind, body and heart, focalised unapologetically through being Black in Britain.
Structured across three acts, it covers themes present on the road to drama school such as youth theatre, the texts studied and early experiences in theatre spaces; drama school training with practical suggestions to encourage and embolden Black actors and the world of the profession, ensuring that mental health, making work and a sense of what can be offered by Black actors is made clear.
This book is a call to action and a challenge to all those who teach, lecture, direct, parent, produce, cast and/or train Black performers in Britain – and those performers themselves, to listen more, ask more, feel more and be more.
The event will include light refreshments, and musical performances.
Performances
Tickets available through our Box Office site, please click here.
Tickets
FREE ticket or £2.50 ticket*
*All £2.50 tickets will be treated as donations, with donations going to Race Equity initiatives to support Black students at Leeds Conservatoire.
How to Book
Please click the above performance links to book tickets online
You can also contact our box office on 0113 222 3434 to book tickets over the phone. Please note our box office opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM.
Accessibility
Leeds Conservatoire operate a step-free site and is flat surfaced throughout all buildings. Please contact our box office on 0113 222 3434 to discuss your requirements and to ensure we seat you in an appropriate area.
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