Female superheroes in hijab, 19th century black musical theatre, global story-telling and one man’s drama as he lives on the fringes of society: just some of the offerings at the Evolved Festival, coming to Arena Theatre, mac and Black Country venues, in the Midlands, next month.

Over the past year, a consortium called r:evolve has been working with Black, Asian, Chinese and Eastern European artists across the West Midlands, with the aim of developing talent and creating fresh and exciting new theatre. The result is Evolved, a festival showcase bringing together talents including Nu Century Arts, Muslim female theatre company Ulfah Arts and mac productions, as well as upcoming artists Dreamscape Theatre Company, Vimal Korpal and storytellers Peter Chand and Chris Lowe.
See: www.r-evolve-theatre.co.uk for the full diary of events.