Big Up Ruel Lactavia Spence is a short radio play/provocation addressing the (mis)treatment of Africans from the Caribbean, the so-called WIndrush Generation, on their arrival to the UK. Touching on the contemporary concerns around the danger Covid-19 poses to people of African heritage, this short piece demonstrates the clear, and sometimes troubling legacies of Windrush in the present day.

Fresh Off The Boat is a series of 8 radio plays bringing Windrush legacies into sharp focus through the issues of the moment. Black theatre collective African Tales From The Hip draw on archive collections from the Black Cultural Archives and their own personal experiences to bring some crucial conversations to the table.

Brought to you as part of Black Cultural Archives' Windrush programme, Fresh Off The Boat is written & directed by Connie Bell and co-produced by David Gilbert.

With Thanks To ATFTH Actors: Oluchi Nwabuwa, Ricardo Bailey, Marica Cassandra, Whitney Asiegbu, Fisayo Run, Kwame Bentil, Olamide ‘Oddboy Ten’ Odubiyi, Rohan Roberts, Rose Briggs, Marlaena Herbert , Tesmond Rowe, Wesley Watson, Princess Ziah, Kharesa K Spence, Naomi Denny, Jonny Wiles.

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