sustained theatre

By Chuck Mike

CHUCK MIKE is artistic director of Collective Artistes “an international black ensemble producing culturally diverse professional community theatre of social concern”.

He recently directed ‘The African Company presents Richard III’, a play by Carlyle Brown about an all-black production of Shakespeare's Richard III in New York during 1821, for a UK national tour

Born in Brooklyn, he has lived in Nigeria since 1976. He is a disciple of Wole Soyinka. Chuck Mike is a actor, producer, director and theatre activist. He is associate professor of theatre in the Department of Theatre & Dance. University of Richmond in Virginia, USA.

After a special matinee performance of ‘The African Company presents Richard III’ at the Oval House he spoke to Pervaiz Khan, Sustained Theatre's International Broker.