A new all-black, all-female Shakespeare theatre company has been launched by four actors to address the ways in which representation is treated in classical texts.

Mawa Theatre Company has been created by Maisey Bawden, Gabrielle Brooks, Danielle Kassarate and Jade Samuels, and aims to “uplift and amplify the voices of black and black mixed race women.” Their ambassador is Sharon D Clarke.

The content produced will focus on themes within Shakespeare’s works that “correlate with the Black community”, with its first project in August being a series of short videos of Shakespeare content, available to watch free of charge, in collaboration with Talawa Theatre Company.

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