This is what we’ll be watching at the BFI London Film Festival 2022
The BFI London Film Festival returns in 2022 with a range of diverse films that you really ought…
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Take the kids to see: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2022)
Get swept away into the fantastical world of Narnia as the classic children’s book The Lion, The Witch…
Lux Afrique Polo Day: “A special African sporting day that is truly ours”
Melan Magazine accepted the invitation to the Lux Afrique Polo Day pre-event press day earlier this month for…
Jamaica House popup: Where to cheer on Team Jamaica at C’wealth Games
Immerse yourself in Jamaican culture, music and gastronomy at the Jamaica House popup between 3-7 August while cheering…
Year-long Africa Fashion exhibition begins at Victoria & Albert Museum
The UK’s largest celebration of fashion designers from the Motherland is now on display in the first ever…
“Gripping and engaging from the start”: reviewing Jitney, an August Wilson play
Director Tinuke Craig brings an “endearing and heartfelt” adaptation of the classic August Wilson play Jitney to the…
Windrush Caribbean Film Festival returns for 2022 with ‘in-person’ events
The Windrush Caribbean Film Festival is back for 2022 (17 June to 17 July) and for the first…
Your June Out & About roundup is here! Try these 5 things to see and do
If you’re not sure about what to see and do this June, here’s the Melan Magazine roundup of…
Black Love at Kiln Theatre: A modern musical on sibling love & strife
Chinonyerem Odimba’s Black Love musical play is a stimulating celebration of sibling love and the challenges of navigating…
It’s a R.A.P! Get involved in Inua Ellams latest poetry cultural project: 05Fest
Between 10 – 19 March award-winning playwright Inua Ellams hosts 05Fest, his own brand of poetry and spoken…
“The freedom to laugh, reflect and mourn”: Queens of Sheba play: A review
The saying goes, ‘If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry’, Esther Oluga did both while watching award-winning play Queens…
February’s here! Here’s 8 fun and entertaining things to do this month
For the shortest month of the year, February packs in a lot of activities. Here’s the Melan Magazine…
This Xmas all roads lead to ‘The Wonderful’, Peckham’s answer to the Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful is this year’s Christmas production at Theatre Peckham, a Wizard of Oz meets Black Panther inspired…
What to expect from Get up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical: A Review
Calling all fans of Bob Marley; don’t sleep on the new stage production Get Up, Stand Up! The…
Cynthia Erivo and Danny Sapani to host the 2021 Black British Theatre Awards
Cynthia Erivo, Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-Winner and Black Panther, Star Wars and Killing Eve actor Danny Sapani…