This month Cultured Bohemian has curated a list of London-based global majority centered events happening this month to get you through the month. With events on screen, stage, exhibitions, and talks, there is an event for everyone.
Screen
The Blackening
Rio Cinema
Various Dates
Various Times
Blue Beetle
Odeon
Various Dates
Various Times
Nope
Roof East
1st September
20:30
Brother + Q&A with Marvyn Harrison, owner of BELOVD Agency
BFI Southbank
1st September
20:10
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
Picturehouse
Various Dates
Various Times
Monsoon Wedding
Barbican
2nd September
20:15
White Nanny, Black Child + Q&A with director Andy Mundy-Castle and speakers Abi Osho, Ore Ogungbayi and Ade Anifowose
BFI Southbank
2nd September
17:30
S.O.U.L. Fest Shorts and Awards
BFI Southbank
2nd September
14:10
Who Cares for the Carers? + Q&A
Royal College of Nursing
7th September
17:30 – 20:30
Mast-del + An Asian Ghost Story + The Secret Garden + Q&A
Genesis Cinema
8th September
18:15
Can I Live? & Panel Discussion
St. Margaret’s House
8th September
19:00
Past Lives
Picturehouse
Various Dates
Various Times
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (12*) + Q&A with Dick Fontaine
Cinema Restored x Open City Documentary Festival
Barbican
11th September
18:30
Ama: An African Voyage of Discovery + intro by His Excellency Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Ghana’s High Commissioner and Q&A with actor Georgina Ackerman and director Kwesi Owusu hosted by film lecturer, Imruh Bakari
BFI Southbank
16th September
16:30
Mother Saigon (Má Sài Gòn) (UK Premiere) – Fringe!
Genesis Cinema
19th September
18:30
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Rio Cinema
20th September
14:30
QUEER FIRE BURNS 4EVA + EVA – Fringe!
Genesis Cinema
21st September
18:30
WIGUDUN
Richmix
21st September
20:15
BROWN SUGAR
Roof East
22nd September
17:30
B.U.T X FASHION SHOW: LIVE SCREENING + AFTER PARTY
Genesis Cinema
23rd – 24th September
16:30 – 00:00
SOFT + Q&A
Richmix
24th September
18:00
Mother tongue, motherhood, & mental health: A multilingual film screening
Ealing Project
27th September
12:30 – 14:30
STAGE
God of Carnage
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
1st – 30th September
Various Times
My Word // Open Mic Poetry & Live Music
Grow Hackney
5th September
19:00 – 23:00
Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow
Duke of York’s Theatre
9th – 15th September
Various Times
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Mixed Bill
Sadler’s Wells
5th – 16th September
Various Times
Everyone asked of you yesterday
Chelsea Theatre
6th – 9th September
19:30
Red Pitch
Bush Theatre
7th – 30th September
Various Times
A NIGHT OF POETRY
Richmix
7th September
19:00
MOONGATE MIX SALON SESSION #10: FROM CHORUS LINE TO SPOTLIGHT
Omnibus Theatre
11th September
19:00
The Legends of Them
Brixton House
14th – 30th September
19:30
MLIMA’S TALE
Kiln Theatre
14th September – 21st October
Various Times
UNTITLED FCK MSS S**GON PLAY
Young Vic
18th September – 4th November
Various Times
Eun-Me Ahn Company: Dragons
Barbican
20th – 23rd September
19:45
CAKE – THE MARIE ANTOINETTE PLAYLIST
Lyric Theatre
20th – 23rd September
19:45
The Multi-Story Orchestra: The Endz
Southbank Centre
23rd September
17:30 & 20:30
GUESS WHO’Z COMING FI DINNER 2023
Millfield Theatre
23rd September
19:00
Inua Ellams – 05Fest: Anonyms
Barbican
27th September
19:45
A Doll’s House
Tower Theatre
27th September – 7th October
Various Times
KYRAH GRAY AND FRIENDS
Richmix
27th September
19:30
I AM NOT BLACK
Camden People’s Theatre
28th – 30th September
19:00
BOY’S KHAYA
Theatre Peckham
29th September
19:30
Zinzi Minott: Black on Black
Sadler’s Wells
29th – 30th September
20:00
EXHIBITION
Johny Pitts: Home is Not a Place
The Photographers Gallery
23rd June – 24th September
Various Times
keita miyazaki | excess of desire
Gallery Rosenfeld
18th July – 30th September
Various Times
ALIYAH ART PRESENTS: ANIMÉ THROUGH BLACK EYES
Peckham Levels
16th August – 27th September
Various Times
Genetic Automata
Wellcome Collection
8th June 2023 – 11th February 2024
Various Times
ZANA MASOMBUKA: NGES’RHODLWENI: A PORTAL FOR BLACK JOY
October Gallery
5th – 30th September
Various Times
Eyasu Telayneh: Private Reputation Of Colours
Addis Fine Art
7th – 30th September
Various Times
FEMALE PIONEERS OF DANCEHALL
Brixton House
17th – 30th September
Various Times
Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight
Barbican
17th – 30th September
Various Times
Sara Shakeel: The Great Supper
NOW Gallery
16th September – 15th October
Various Times
TALK
Hidden In Plain Sight: A (re)introduction to Tee Max
Black Cultural Archives
1st September
18:30
STICK TO MY ROOTS WITH TIPPA IRIE
Online
1st – 15th September
18:30
Evening with independent women filmmakers
Strongroom Bar
3rd September
19:00 – 22:00
Talk with Xiaolu Guo
The Photographers’ Gallery
7th September
06:30 – 19:45
Arlo Parks: The Magic Border
Southbank Centre
10th September
20:00
An Evening with Kelechi Okafor
Barbican
12th September
19:30
PREETI DHILLON: THE SHOULDERS WE STAND ON
Online
14th September
18:30
Speak On: Sexual Self-Care and Sex Toys 101: Empowering Your Pleasure
1 Warwick
14th September
18:30 – 20:30
A NIGHT IN WITH AMIR KHAN
Online
15th September
18:30
Honey Dijon in Conversation
Southbank
16th September
20:00
Speak On: Women be crazy: How to live in harmony with your hormones
1 Warwick
20th September
20:00
THE FILME SHILMY SHOW: A SPOTLIGHT ON BRITISH-ASIAN FILMMAKERS
Richmix
22nd September
18:30
BOXPARK TALKS: HOSTED BY FIONA HALL
BOXPARK CROYDON
26th September
18:30 – 22:00
Speak On: How To Look After That WAP: Women’s Health & Bias in Healthcare
1 Warwick
27th September
18:30 – 20:30
EVENTS
NIMESH PATEL
Hackney Empire
1st September
19:30
DELI MEETS: DEVISING JAMS BY HALFPACE THEATRE
Theatre Deli
2nd September
14:00 – 17:00
INTERVENTION X LIBERTY
BOXPARK CROYDON
2nd September
15:00 – 21:00
BHANGRA AT BOXPARK W/ DJ NISH
BOXPARK WEMBLEY
3rd September
19:00 – 22:00
THE ORACLE PRESENTS: ENDZ JAZZ / SOUL BOXPARK TAKOVER 9
BOXPARK WEMBLEY
5th September
18:30 – 22:00
Fireball Sessions
Brixton House
7th September
19:30
Eroticnoire meet ups: Erotic Art Exhibition at OXO
OXO Tower Wharf
7th – 10th September
15:00 – 21:00
DOPE READERS CLUB x FATBOYS: The Pop-up Black Book Fair
Peckham Levels
9th September
12:00 – 18:00
HB TALENT LIVE
Boxpark Croydon
10th September
18:30 – 22:30
DELI MEETS: REVIVE
Theatre Deli
13th & 26th September
18:00 – 20:30
The Bitten Peach Presents: The Forbidden Peach
Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zédel
15th September
21:15
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FIESTA WITH KUMBIA BORUKA
Richmix
15th September
19:00
Black-Owned Hackney Market – September
Bohemia Place Markets
15th – 17th September
Various Times
Passing Down with Larry Achiampong and David Blandy
Wellcome Collection
15th September
19:00 – 20:30
FOLA THE MUSIC | VOICES UNLEASHED
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
16th September
10:15 – 18:00
ASHLEY TRAGIC & FRIENDS
BOXPARK SHOREDITCH
19th September
19:00 – 23:00
Southwark East Music Fest: Celebrating Asian Heritage through Traditional Music
Theatre Peckham
21st September
19:00
Gaana Brunch Turns 5!
BOXPARK WEMBLEY
24th September
13:00 – 16:00
An Evening of Purpose (18)
Presented by We Are Parable & Jessica Huie MBE
Barbican
29TH September
18:30
WHITES CAN DANCE TOO – LAUNCH PARTY
Richmix
29th September
20:00
Spank & Wax: a black impact & wax play workshop
Anatomie Studio
29th September
18:30 – 22:00
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
Richmix
30th September
21:00
If you have attended any of these venues and/or events, please leave a comment to talk about your experience. Make sure to book and be part of the culture.