As Well As Talent, Refreshing Innovation, Inspiration, And Inclusion At This Year’s Black British Theatre Awards, There Was Also A World of Style And Fashion As The People Notably Fixed Up’ Big Style This Year. From The Presenters, To The Sponsors, To The Actors And More, There Were Fabulous Outfits From A Veritable Variety of Designers, Brands And Fashion Stores.
Last Year We Wrote A Detailed In Depth Feature Length Article Celebrating The 5th Year Anniversary of The Black British Theatre Awards.
This Year We’ve Interviewed A Number of The Winners And Presenters (See Seperate Article).
Here, We’ve Also Spoken To Various Attendees About Their Selected Outfits As The Style & Fashion On The Night Was Notably Thespian Fierce!
You Can See A Full List of The Winners By Clicking Next To The Lion King Box At The End of The Page.
Journalist, Documentary Maker And Social Commentator Afua Hirsch. (Catch Our Seperate Interview With Her (Also In This Month’s Edition of TO.P @theorator.press.on.insta) We Ask Her About The American Elections Due To Take Place The Very Next Night After The BBTAs 2024. Her Answers Delivered A Huge Suprise And A First Hand Witness Account As She’s Regularly In America Now. You Can Read Her Insightful Article Which She Wrote For Grazie Magazine A Few Days Later On Where It All Went Wrong For Kamala @grazieuk Ever Stylish She Also Supports A Number of Fashion Houses As Detailed On Her Website: afuahirsch.com @afuahirsch
Undercover No More Was Soul Singer, Turned Masked-Singer And Now Chicago Star, The Lovely Lemar. (Check Out Our Seperate Interview With Him Also In This Month’s Edition of TO.P @theorator.press.on.insta)
We Discussed What It Was Like Taking To The West End Stage For The First Time Earlier This Year And His Plans For The Future. @lemar
He Reached The Finals of The Masked Singer UK 2024 As Cricket, Coming In At Third Place. Some Say He Was Robbed! @maskedsingeruk
Sponsoring The BBTAs This Year As Headline Sponsor Was Disney’s The Lion King.
An Ensemble Performance Received A Standing Ovation From The Whole Auditorium.
Previously Staged At The National Theatre On The Southbank, It Is The First Year That The Lyceum In London’s West End, Has Hosted The Event, Now In Its 6th Year. Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) Own The Lyceum And Other Theatres Worldwide @lionking. atgentertainent.com
Tiny But Mighty. Zoe Birkett Was Lemar’s Co.Presenter For The Night. Talking To Her Was Both An Inspiration And An Unexpected Delight As Our First Time Meeting Her And Learning of Her Amazing Story. Currently Playing Tina Turner In ‘Tina The Musical’. She’s Travelled An Exceptional Journey To Get Where She Is Today. (Listen To Our Seperate Interview With Her As Part of Our ‘Pods On A Page’ Interview Series. Also In This Issue Photo: Suri @suri_suri903 @zoebirkett @tinathemusical
Really Great To Meet Comedian Thanyia Moore At The BBTAs 2024. She Was Not Presenting Nor Performing But Came Along Solo To Check Out The Vibe, Socialise And See For Herself What It Was All About. How Very Brave And Civilised.
She Is A Very Experienced Professional Performer And Says Getting The Correct Lighting And Reflection For Black Skin Is Very Important. We’ve Used To Contrasting Images Above (Photos: By TheOrator.Press (TO.P) @theorator.press.on.insta) In Order To Help Highlight The Point. When We Met Her She Was Flexing With Her Personal Mobile Light Ring.
That’s Dedication.
She’s Literally Lit! @thanyiamoore
This Little Black Dress (‘LBD’) With A Kente Fabric Cummerbund Is A Beautiful Statement of African Pride, Style And Design. Simple But Effective. The Perfect Way To Dress For Any Occassion. Elena Gyasi Won Best Supporting Female Actor In A Musical (In The Musicals Category). Photo By Ivan Weiss @ivanweiss @elenagyasi
Levi Roots Was In The House Looking As Stylish As Ever In A Lilac-Mauve Bespoke Three Piece Suit.
@official_levi_roots (Photo: TheOrator.Press)
Lilac & Mauve
Thespian Chuchu Nwagu (Above) Who Was Nominated For Best Producer (In The Creative Group Category), Was Looking Dapper In A Colourful African Designer Suit And Paton Leather Boots, Accessorized With A Mini Manbag And Celebrity-Style Shades.
Boots – ASOS;
Mini-Manbag By Bershka;
Sunglasses – Weekday
African Suit – By Nigerian Design House ‘Orange Culture’ (orangeculture.com.ng)
Elegance And Blonde Ambition. This Thespian Made An Impression. Great Dinner Jacket With Open Neck Black Dress Shirt And Silver Chain.
Phebe Edwards Appeared Supremely Elegant And Confident In This Stunning Green Come Indigo Dress With An Integral Cape, Matched With A Gold Coloured Globe Shaped Micro Handbag, Matching Earrings And Shoes. She Was Nominated For ‘Best Supporting Female Actor In A Musical’ (In The Musical Category).
As Well As Being An Award-Winning Actor She Is Also A Powerful Stunning Gospel Singer
Dress: clubllondon.com
Stunning Gold Globe Bag: asos.com
Centre Stage & Taking A Bow
Indigo Green & Blue
Actor Narinda Samra And His Companion For The Evening, Chenana Manno, Were Fun, Friendly And Totally Tuned In As They Worked The Red Carpet. We Really Enjoyed Chatting With Them.
Narinder Was In The Netflix Film ‘Queen Charlotte’ (Which Highlights An Important History of Black Royalty). He Appeared In ITV’s ‘Grantchester’ Earlier This Year, And Was Also In The Play ‘Accolade’ At ATG’s Richmond Theatre This Summer.
He Wore A Smooth Silky Silver-Grey Suit With A Black Shirt Which Naturally Complimented Chenana’s Glamourous Gold & Black Dress (Which She Brought Abroad). She Was In London Visiting From America.
Silver Grey Suit: Zara. Zara.Com (Zara Man/Suits)
Black Shoes: Designer Ozwald Boateng @ozwald_boateng
Narinder & Chenana Gave Us Red Carpet Glamour, Charm, Charisma And Chemistry.
They Were Generous With Their Time, Great To Talk To. And Had Some Laughs. We Loved Those Guys!
Narinder (Nindy To His Friends) Was Supporting Fellow Actor Stedroy Cabey Who Is Currently In The Lion King.
Also Sporting A Short Blonde Elegant Hairstyle Was Allison Chambers-Walker, A Communications And Sales Professional, The President & CEO of ‘Allison For Real’, A Designer, And A Yoga Teacher, Based In Canada.
She Accompanied Jazz Linott To The Event, Where He Was On Award Presention Duty This Year (Having Won Big At The Event Last Year). He Wore A Dark Suit By Brian Clarke With A White T-Shirt And A White Pair of Nike Air Force Ones.
Greens, Creams, Blues, Mauves White And Gold Were Winning Hues On The Night For Thespians At These Fabulous Theatre Awards.
Allison (Above And Directly Below) Wore A Full Length Blue Dress Which We’re Told Was One of Her Own Designs, With A Cream Balero Jacket.
Jazz In Currently Starring In ‘Going For Gold’ At The Park Theatre Until November 30th 2024 After Which It Is Being Performed In Barbados From December 12th – 15th 2024 International Style!
The Play Was Written By His Mother, Lisa Lintott (Who Is Not Pictured Here – But Was Sick And Tired of Her Son Only Being Offered Racially Stereotypical Acting Roles – Including Terrorist Roles)! A Mother’s Love Is A Powerful Thing And Their’s Is A Powerful Story (As We Reported From The Event Last Year). The Play Has Won Them Numerous Awards And Accolades. Respect!
Totally Loving This Classy Cream Trouser Suit With Matching Animal Print Clutch Bag.
Who’s That Girl?
Dr Who’ Superstar Michelle Greenidge @miche_greenidge
That’s Who!
(The Image of The Usher In The Background Is So Cute & Typical of The Positive Energy In The House That Night. Photo: TheOrator.Press ~ TO.P)
Ivano Turco (Pictured Below) Won Best Male Lead In A Play (In The Musicals Category).
In The Musical Jamie’s Mother Is Super Supportive of Her Child. In Real Life Ivano’s Mum Accompanied The Star To The Award Ceremony And Was Also Very Supportive Which Was Great To See As They Worked The Red Carpet.
Ladies Rooms Can Be The Scene of Many A Drama Worthy of Spectacular Creative Production For Theatre, Film or Television. One Can Hear The Most Intriguing of Stories, And Also Happen Upon The Latest Snippet of Scandalous Gossip, Love Life Updates, Welcome Beauty Tips or Emergency Personal Items For A Number of Different Unforeseen Circumstances. They Can Also Be Great or Awkward Places For Impromptu Encounters With Famous Faces Depending On The Location of The Establishment And The Particular Ladies In Question.
But Generally Speaking In The Name of Common Decency What Happens In The Ladies Room Rightly Stays In The Ladies Room.
So Suffice To Say In A Unique Turn of Events We Met Funny Lady Thanyia Moore In The Lyceum Ladies, Where We Laughed, Joked, And Became Media Buddies. We’ve Included Her Fun Video Posted On Her Instagram Page Showing Her Enjoying The Event And Meeting Different People (Including Different Faces In The Lyceum Ladies).
Novel!
Now Officially A Friend of The Magazine We Look Forward To Interviewing Her Soon For Our Comedy Page.
Children’s Writer Looks Natural In Navy And Every Inch An Elegant Lady.
We Love A Fabulous Fancy Frock Here At TheOrator.Press And The Elegant And Charming Trish Cooke Tells Us This Velvet Frilly Navy Number Is From Hobbs, Bradford (West Yorkshire). Hobbs.com
Author Trish Cooke Describes Herself “As a black woman writer” And “Dominican Yorkshire Lass”.
In An Interview With The Stage Magazine Earlier This Year She Said:
“As A Black Woman Writer the stories I like to write are stories with diverse characters in them, making sure literature and theatre are accessible to all, so I enjoy retelling fairytales.”
She Has Written ‘Pinocchio’ (Reimagined) For The Stratford East Theatre Pantomine This Year.
Oh Yes She Has!
Something Which She Says Is Not Easy But Actually Very Hard Work.
Oh Yes It Is!
‘Pinocchio’ Is The Tale of A Wooden Puppet Who Years To Be A Reallife Boy (Whose Nose Grows Longer Everytime He Tells A Lie).
Omar F. Okai, Founder of The BBTAs, Is Directing, The Panto.
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