# Event Details - **Event Name**: Theatreland Black History Walk - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Multiple and stunning revelations of the Black performers and productions that have graced the stages of London's West End theatresAbout this EventExplore the hidden history of African presence in the West End's theatre district. With a recent explosion of Black productions since the events of 2020, we investigate and expose how far back the African/Caribbean presence on stage goes, who the performers were, where they appeared, audience reception and the racial climate at the time. This walk features:Black magicians, escape artists and hypnotistsFamous actors and their roles (much more than just Paul Robeson)Black women and sell out showsComedians and Tragedians and their amazing real life storiesEnslaved people and plays on the West End stageUS Civil Rights connections, Pearl, Edric, HarryBlack British Civil Rights Activists and the acting colour barThe 'Beyonce' of the 1950s who owned her own castleRacist tropes, stereotypes and how they were overcomeCurrent Black productions you can check outOther coming events from www.blackhistorywalks.co.ukBlack History Steam train tourBlack History Bus Tour/ River CruiseGraphic novels, Black history, publishing and moviesHackney, Harlem, St Paul’/Bank, Theatreland and Soho Black History WalksAfrican Odysseys, Racism in Academia and @BFI SouthbankToyin Agbetu season of films and booksThe Story of the CFA (West African Franc)60 years of Black British Civil Rights, racism @BFI with Professor Gus JohnBlack British Civil Rights, Kung Fu and anti-racist street fighters with Professor Lez HenryHow Black People Won World War 2Sign petition to save 17 years of Black film history at BFI Southbank HEREAbout African OdysseysThe volunteer-run, African Odysseys film programme screened monthly, popular, anti-racist, Black history films with Q&A’s for 17 years at the BFI. It regularly filled the Southbank 450 seater at 2pm on Saturdays when cinemas are typically ‘dead’.The British Film Institute ignored a 18,000 strong petition to keep it HERE .Refused to answer 8 simple questions. Then cancelled the programme so they could ‘cut costs and promote diversity’ HERE https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d286faa0-42f8-11f1-9cf3-0f2aa7c59aa8-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2a2a2a-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d2da4ac0-42f8-11f1-b649-77d382fb3d5c-rimg-w1200-h441-dc131318-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/d3471650-42f8-11f1-8b44-9fb43287db39-rimg-w592-h740-dc064d3b-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/d37b1ea0-42f8-11f1-8b44-9fb43287db39-rimg-w977-h740-dcd6d6d6-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/d44f1070-42f8-11f1-b649-77d382fb3d5c-rimg-w592-h740-dc064c3a-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/theatreland-black-history-walk/100001987742567528 - **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Art, Theatre, performances, comedy - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 16, max: 16, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Meet point on request - **lat**: 51.5073509 - **long**: -0.12775829999998223 - **full address**: Meet point on request, Theatreland, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Theatreland Black History Walk - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e312c56cefb151ac3f4519c94f724066b8343d80a16bc537f909922b296c0f9c-rimg-w1200-h909-dcd6d6d6-gmir.jpg?v=1777387079 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Theatreland Black History Walk being held? - **A:** Theatreland Black History Walk takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Meet point on request, Theatreland, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Theatreland Black History Walk? - **A:** Theatreland Black History Walk is organized by Black History Walks. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Theatreland Black History Walk", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e312c56cefb151ac3f4519c94f724066b8343d80a16bc537f909922b296c0f9c-rimg-w1200-h909-dcd6d6d6-gmir.jpg?v=1777387079", "startDate": "2026-05-23T10:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-05-23T12:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/theatreland-black-history-walk/100001987742567528", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Meet point on request", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Theatreland", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5073509", "longitude": "-0.12775829999998223" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Multiple and stunning revelations of the Black performers and productions that have graced the stages of London's West End theatres", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-28", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-23T12:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-28", "lowPrice": "16.00", "highPrice": "16.00", "price": "16.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/theatreland-black-history-walk/100001987742567528" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/theatreland-black-history-walk/100001987742567528", "price": "16.00", "name": "Theatreland Black history walk" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Black History Walks", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/black-history-walks/22530558", "description": "Black History Walks offers guidedWalking Tours of Londonto include its African history which goes back 3500 years. 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