From the Editor
* Poet Anthony V. Capildeo, Trinidad & Tobago/Scotland; dramatists Roy Williams (Death of England and The Lonely Londoners) and Matilda Feyisayo Ibini, and author and essayist Rana Dasgupta are among the winners of the US Windham Campbell Prizes. Each receives £135,000 in recognition of their life’s work.
Daniel Nelson london.globalevents@gmail.com X: @EventsNelson
TALKS AND MEETINGS
Sunday 6 April
* The British East India Company on Trial: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes hearings, project that stages public hearings in immersive installations functioning as a court; after the hearings, Ambika P3 will host an installation featuring tribunal materials offering lectures, workshops, screenings, and training on climate justice, free, Ambika P3, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS until 24 April. Info: CICC
Monday 7 April
* Breaking Big Oil’s grip: with the founder of the Fossil Fuel Treaty, Tzeporah Berman, 6.30-8.30pm, Kennington Park Community Centre, SE11 5SY. Info: Global Justice Now
Tuesday 8 April
* Strategic review of TB funding and programming in Pakistan: players, power and politics, Shifa Habib, 12.45-1.45pm, online and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT. Info: LSHTM
* The Caribbean reparation movement and the politics of responsibility: mapping new pathways, Sonjah Stanley Niaah, 4-5.30pm, online. Info: Institute of Development Studies
Wednesday 9 April
* Earthquakes and airstrikes: what next for humanity in Myanmar?, Adelina Kamal, Stella Naw, Manny Maung, 1-2pm, Overseas Development Institute, 203 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8NJ. Info: ODI
* A World Remade by Decolonization?, Martin Thomas, 6pm, Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, EC1N 2HH. Info: Gresham College
* How British imperialism has shaped the globe, Sathnam Sanghera, 6.30pm, £30, Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 2AR. Info: RGS
Thursday 10 April
* Roots, Rebellion, Resistance, “an evening of political education, music and movement-building … panel discussion on the Road to COP30”, 6:30–10:30pm, £1-£10, Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5QJ. Info: War on Want
* Islamophobia: Intensification of racism against Muslims in the UK, Shaista Aziz, Abdi Hassan, Tawhid Islam, Shabna Begum, 12-4.15pm, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, WC1. Info: SOAS
* Dynamics of far-right transnationalism in Europe, Manuela Calani, 1-2.30pm online. Info: Institute of Development Studies
EXHIBITIONS
* Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times In An Instant), Mexican artist Teresa Margolles’ cuboid on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square is a memorial to trans people worldwide
* Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land, the Indonesian artist uses a 15th century painting technique to dismantle misconceptions of Balinese culture and confront its violent colonial past, free, Barbican Centre, Silk Street , EC2Y 8DS until 21 April. Info: Barbican
* Jose Maria Valasco: A View of Mexico, first UK show of work by the Mexican artist, from £12, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square WC2N 5DN until 17 August. Info: Gallery
* Collecting and Empire, trail making connections between archaeology, anthropology and the British Empire, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1. Info: British Museum
* British Library, installation of 6,328 books marks the contributions of migrants to UK, Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1. Info: Installation/ 7887 8888
* Between Two Worlds: Vanley Burke and Francis Williams, two Jamaican scholars’ portraits, shedding light on a 1745 painting, identity and colonial legacies, free, V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7. Info: Exhibition
* Inspiration Africa: Stories Beyond the Artifacts, exploration of V&A galleries through the lens of African heritage, free, second Saturday of every month, V&A, Cromwell Road, SW7. Info: V&A tou
* African Deeds, showcases a collection that includes diaries, cassette interviews, videos, photos and documents of three generations of family history, inspired by grandfather Thomas’ land title deeds brought from West Africa in 1901, Black Cultural Archives, 1 Windrush Square, SW2 1EF. Info: BCA
* Target Queen, large-scale commission by British-Indian artist Bharti Kher, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
* Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights, stories of underrepresented workers and their rights within precarious and unsafe labour environments, free, Wellcome Centre, 183 Euston Road, NW1 2BE until 27 April. Info: Wellcome
+ Working yourself into the ground
* Esther Mahlangu: Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu, brightly coloured geometric paintings rooted in South African Ndebele culture, free, Serpentine North, until 28 September. Info: Serpentine
* The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, £22, V&A Museum, Cromwell Street, SW7 2RL, until 5 May. Info: V&A
* Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism, over 130 works by 10 artists from the 20th century, capturing the diversity of Brazilian art, £23.50-£25.50, Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, until 21 April. Info: RA
* SOIL: The World at Our Feet, includes Fernando Laposse’s work on the impact of the North American Fair-Trade Agreement and use of agrochemicals in a Mexican village, Asunción Molinos Gordo’s visual geometry of Egypt’s Nile’s valley, inviting visitors to explore global agri-business; Annalee Davis drawing on knowledge of the former Barbados sugar plantation where she lives; Somerset House, The Strand, WC2R 1LA until 13 April. Info: Soil + Events programme
* Women of the World Unite: the United Nations decade for women and transnational feminisms 1975 to now, London School of Economics Library, Houghton Street, WC2 until 22 August. Info: LSE
* Mickalene Thomas: All About Love, vibrant, large portraits of Black women at rest reclaim representation in art history, celebrating love and radical repose, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX, from £19, until 5 May. Info: Hayward
* Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker, survey exhibition of the late Jamaican-heritage British multi-media artist, Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX until 4 May. Info: Whitechapel
* Visions from the Amazon, photography, painting and film by Claudia Andujar, rubber tapper Hélio Melo; Indigenous artists Denilson Baniwa and Tayná Satere plus Paula Sampaio, Luciana Magno, Nay Jinknss and Rosa Gauditano, Peltz Gallery, 43 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PD until 9 April. Info: Peltz
* Making Egypt, exploring ancient Egypt's creativity and how it continues to influence art, design and popular culture today, £10, Young V&A, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA. Info: V&A
* Deutsche Borse Foundation Photography Prize, shortlist includes work by Lindokhule Sobekwa on poverty and long effects of apartheid in South Africa, and Tarah Krajnak, Peru, £10/£7, Photographers Gallery, Ramillies Street, W1, until 15 June. Info: Gallery
* Planetary Portals: I am in your dreams, but you are not in mine, weaves together the environmental landscapes of 19th-century mining of gold and diamonds in South Africa with the scripting process of AI, £10/£7, Photographers Gallery, Ramillies Street, W1, until 15 June. Info: Gallery
* Arpita Singh: Remembering, her first solo exhibition outside India, she draws from Bengali folk art and Indian stories, interwoven with experiences of social upheaval and global conflict, free, Serpentine North, until 27 July
ARTS OPPORTUNITIES
* Poets - submissions are invited for the PEN Heaney Prize 2025. The deadline is 31 May for collections published between 1 January and 30 June this year; for collections published between 1 July and 31 December the submission window is 1 July–31 August 2025.
* The Gate Theatre’s artist surgeries are for artists seeking advice or expertise about their work. The next is on 10 April.
* A reminder that The Other Side of Hope (the UK’s only literary magazine edited by migrants), is open to submissions for the next edition until 30 April. Guidelines here.
* Interested in taking a show to this year’s Camden Fringe? Programming is underway. Apply here.
* Southwark Playhouse invites actors aged 19-25 living in Southwark or Lambeth who have some performing experience but no significant training or professional employment to rehearse a new production and perform onstage at the Playhouse.
* Tamasha Tales is a new series of commissioned short pieces that aims to celebrate global storytelling and cultural intersectionality through artist collaboration. Tamasha Theatre is looking for two artists from any Global Majority background with 5-10 years of experience) with an established body of work.
* The Royal Court Theatre has launched The Writers’ Card, part of its programme of helping playwrights. It offers mentoring, networking, funding opportunities, events, and use of resources in the building, subsidised meals and free script printing. For more information, visit https://royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting
* The Royal Court has also launched a London-wide playwrights award for 13-18-year-olds.
* Theatre in the Pound: The Cockpit Theatre’s monthly scratch night enables performers to try out 10-15 minutes of new work + a short Q&A. Also classes, workshops, readings, advice sessions, support & performance opportunities.
* Papatango hopes its new Playwrights’ Studio will be a home for playwrights of all levels of experience. It aims to be a joined-up, sustained writing package with a variety of free advantages, including digital workshops, lone-to-one, and thousands of pounds in open-access funding.
* Riverside Studios is offering a regular drop-in playwriting group: “Whether you’re working on a script and want creative inspiration, you're intrigued by the idea of writing a play, or simply want a creative outlet, these monthly meet-ups are informal, fun and open to everyone.” It has also launched songwriting sessions.
* London is to get a memorial to slave trade victims in Docklands. “It is vital that our public spaces reflect the heritage of our great city - in all its diversity and complexity,” said Mayor Sadiq Khan. Public consultation will be followed by a competition for the artist. Unveiling is scheduled for 2026.
* Citizens of the World, a choir that grew out of the Calais “Jungle” and has 50 members from 30 countries, welcomes newcomers. It rehearses on Wednesday evenings. Details on the website
FILM
* I’m Still Here, as Brazil faces a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, mother of five, has to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent act by the government, Picturehouses Central, Ealing, Finsbury Park, Gate
* Sister Midnight, original genre-bending Indian comedy about a frustrated and misanthropic newlywed who discovers feral impulses, until 9 April Ritzy; 16 April: Castle Cinema, screening + director Karan Kandhari Q&A
* Santosh, a government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a policeman in northern India. When a low-caste girl is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by feminist inspector Sharma, until 7 April, National Film Theatre; until 10 April, Garden cinema
+ A new film about modern India you should not miss
* Hong Kong New Wave: 1979-1989, includes The Story of Woo Viet, Love in a Fallen City, Boat People, The Butterfly Murders, Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind, Nomad, My Heart is That Eternal Rose, An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty, Ah Ying, Homecoming, Garden cinema
+ 19 April, what is the Hong Kong New Wave?, discussion with James Mudge, Victor Fan and Tammy Cheung, 4pm. Info: New Wave
*Balomania, a secret society of giant hot air balloon makers in Brazil's favelas risk everything to fly their illegal masterpieces, Curzon Bloomsbury, until 10 April
Thursday 10 April
* The World's Womb, featuring works by Minia Biabiany, Ayesha Hameed, Sofía Galliza Muriente, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz and Hope Strickland, it reveals the Caribbean as a site of exploitation and resilience, 7pm, free, Ambika P3, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS. Info: Serpentine
from Friday 11 April
* All The Mountains Give, two close friends are forced to muggle goods across the border between Iraq and Iran, Curzon Bloomsbury until 16 April
* La Haine, 1990s French social thriller chronicling a day and night in the lives of three friends from a poor immigrant neighbourhood in the Paris suburbs, 11 April Picturehouses Central, Crouch End, Ealing, Finsbury Park, Greenwich, Ritzy; 12 April, Chiswick cinema, 13 April BFI Imax, Prince Charles
* Colonialism and Climate Crisis, films, discussions and workshops on the connection between colonialism and the climate crisis, hosted by Abiba Coulibaly, Saeed Taji Farouky, Land in Our Names, Hudda Khaireh & Jessica El Mal, from 6.30pm, Other Cinema, until 13 April. Info: Other Cinema
PERFORMANCE
* Kyoto, the world’s nations are in deadlock and 11 hours have passed since the UN’s landmark climate conference should have ended. Agreement feels a world away. The greatest obstacle: a US oil lobbyist and strategist, from £25, Soho Place, 4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, W1D 3BG, until 3 May. Info: Soho Place
+ Kyoto turns climate change into an entertaining thriller
* The Women of Llanrumney, set in 18th century Jamaica, Azuka Oforka’s play explores the experience of women during slavery – the beneficiaries, the brutalised and those who fought to destroy it, £10-£40, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square E15 1BN until 12 April. Info: Theatre Royal
* Chasing Hares, set in the UK and West Bengal, Sonali Bhattacharyya’s play exposes what happens when a famous actress commissions struggling Prab to write a play, and he seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice and exploitation in the factory in which he works, Tower Theatre, 16 Northwold Road, N16 7HR until 12 April. Info: Tower
+ 9 April, post-show Q&A with
* Container, multi-vocal performance that “opens up a space to experience a more empathetic view of humanity and reasserts the dignity and ambitions of the migrant figure”, £3-£19, New Diorama Theatre, 15 - 16 Triton Street, Regent's Place, NW1 3BF until 12 April. Info: New Diorama
* Open Submissions Festival, staged readings of new plays includes 12 April, Benjamin Kuffuor’s Working Men, about money, social housing and how decisions are made for those who have no choice, 7.45pm, £7.50, Royal Court, 50-51 Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS. Info: Royal Court
from Tuesday 8 April
* The Guest, play set in the future and developed in collaboration with migrants, Omnibus Theatre, 1 Clapham Common Northside, SW4 0QW, until 26 April. Info: Omnibus
* More, reimagines Great Expectations in modern-day London, in which Pip is a young man of Caribbean descent, orphaned by the nightmare of the Windrush scandal and drawn into the lives of wealthy, eccentric Miss Havisham and her daughter Estelle, £18.60, The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA until 10 April. Info: The Other Palace
TV and RADIO
Sunday 6 April
* Tribe With Bruce Parry, from the Namib desert, 9pm, BBC2
Monday 7 April
* Instrumental: Black British Trailblazers, Black British musicians’ influence and marginalisation, 11pm, 6 Music
* The Scramble for Rare Earths, 11.45am, midnight30, Radio 4
Tuesday 8 April
* Tribe With Bruce Parry, 11pm, BBC2
* The Scramble for Rare Earths, 11.45am, midnight30, Radio 4
* Baba Joon (Father Dear), partly autobiographical play about growing up in England in the 1980s with an immigrant Iranian father, 2.15pm, Radio 4
Wednesday 9 April
* The Scramble for Rare Earths, 11.45am, midnight30, Radio 4
Thursday 10 April
* Sorry, I Didn’t Know, Black comedy quiz, 11.35pm, ITV1
* Radical, Mexican comedy drama, apparently based on a true story, about an inspirational teacher using unorthodox methods, 11.40pm, Film4
* The Scramble for Rare Earths, 11.45am, midnight30, Radio 4
Friday 11 April
* The Scramble for Rare Earths, 12.04pm, midnight30, Radio 4