Beneath The Surface

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

Brace yourselves - the new kids are here. Five talented black scholarship students, and an elite private school with a reputation problem. One of them will have to change...

After an incident at her high school pulls her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year, “Essex Girl” Bisola is plunged into a journey to discover a whole new side of herself.

The streets of Margate are 97% White. Its Black residents, make up just 0.5% of a population of 65,000. Inspired by award-winning artist Barbara Walker’s Turner Contemporary exhibition 'Place, Space and Who' exploring the lives of marginalised Black women in Margate, 0.5% looks at excerpts of the lives of Black people thriving and surviving in a community, and the fleeting but powerful connection between them. On a single day in Margate, the sheer existence of four strangers brings joy and comfort to a group of individuals living in the area, and their experiences interlink: Jide, an 81-year-old man who has called Kent home for the last sixty years. Falle, a young father and musician. Kanndiss, who practices self-care through movement. And lastly teenage Shianna, who wonders what lies beyond her small town.