TESTAMENT PERFORMS ON SIMON SCHAMA’S THE ROMANTICS & US ON BBC TWO
BBC TWO: Testament appears in the new BBC Series “The Romantics and Us” with Simon Schama. Currently available on BBC player….
By popular demand after its broadcast on BBC FOUR, Orpheus in the Record Shop returns to Leeds PLayhouse!
Acclaimed rapper and playwright Testament (Black Men Walking, The Beatboxer, WOKE) takes inspiration from the Greek myth of Orpheus, in a show that fuses spoken word and beatboxing with classical music, featuring members of the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North.
Live at Leeds Playhouse on the 13th, 14th & 15th October.
“A virtuoso display of wry humour and freewheeling musical invention .” ★★★★ The Times
“…sends pleasing shivers down the spine.” ★★★★ The Telegraph
Tickets here >> https://leedsplayhouse.org.uk/events/orpheus-in-the-record-shop/
CASTLEVANIA NOCTURNE IS TOP 10 NETFLIX JANUARY 2025!
Brand new series CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE is Top 10 Worldwide on NETFLIX! Testament returns to write Episode 2 of the vampire hunting series set during the height of the French Revolution. Originally based on the iconic video games from Konami, directed by Sam Deats and Adam Deats wirth showrunners Kevin Kolde (CASTLEVANIA) and award winning writer Clive Bradley (TRAPPED), the next installment of the CASTLEVANIA universe has reached the NETFLIX Top 10 globally. Project 51 Productions and Powerhouse Animation produce for Netflix.
The show follows fan favourite vampire hunter Ricther Belmont in 1792, as he is sought out by Annette - a Haitian Revolutionary to join the fight against a terrifying Vampire Messiah who has wants to crush the revolution and enslave humanity.
The show is available to stream on NETFLIX.
Image: Mister Giles Design/Chethams Library
SUN 4TH FEB ‘Testament to Rose’ - RADIO 4 DOCUMENTARY
BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting writer and rapper Testament’s first radio documenary on Sunday 4th Febraury at 4:30pm (later availlable on BBC Sounds and repeated the following Sunday at 12:30am). The programme follows Testament’s journey uncovering the mystery of the Victorian black poet Robert Rose who had an abrupt death in Manchester in 1849. Robert Rose was an activist and called himself “The Bard of Colour“, and was known by Charles Dickens, radical Samuel Bamford and inconinc Mancunian novelist Isabella Varley. Why was he in Manchester and what secrets does his life hold?
LIVE: 2nd-17th October 2020: ORPHEUS IN THE RECORD SHOP
Live at Leeds Playhouse a brand new commission from Leeds Playhouse and Opera North. Testament reimagines the Orpheus myth, fusing beatboxing, spoken word and story telling with an ensemble from Opera North.
“A virtuoso display of wry humour and freewheeling musical invention.” ★★★★ The Times
"Sends pleasing shivers down the spine.” ★★★★ The Telegraph
“Testament is a force of nature.” ★★★★★ A Younger Theatre
Testament is taking part in BBC Contains Strong Language the UK’s largest poetry and performance festival from the 21st-24rd September 2023.
Now in its 7th year, the 2023 Festival showcases established and renowned poets such as Lemn Sissay OBE, Malika Booker, National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa and Owen Sheers; as well as giving a platform to emerging artists from Yorkshire, across the UK and beyond.
Testament is featured in several events throughout the festival including presenting POETIC JUSTICE: 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP where he presents discussion with UK rap icon Jehst, hip-hop luminary Paul “Oddball” Edmeade and poet Michelle Scally Clarke as they consider the poetry of rap and its impact on the literary world and beyond.
For the Contains Strong Language brochure click here
Testament’s radio drama Daughter has won Special Commednation in the “Best Orginal Single Drama” at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023.
Orginally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. The drama is enirely performed by two beatboxers through and directed by Gary Brown. Testament and fellow beatboxer Grace Savage (2 x UK Champion) play all characters in the heartfelt story, with soundscapes, SFX and music are made by the performers’ voices. The piece deals with fatherhood, issues of racism, sexism and intersectionality, eventually finding light in the darkest times.
Daughter was also nominated for international award the PRIX EUROPA Best Radio Fiction of the Year 2022.