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Bridget Minamore


Bridget Minamore

Bridget Minamore is a writer from south-east London. Having started writing with the National Theatre, she has been commissioned by the Royal Opera House and Historic England, performed at the Roundhouse and the Southbank Centre, and was shortlisted to be London’s first Young Poet Laureate. In 2015 Bridget was chosen as one of The Hospital Club’s Emerging Creatives, and more recently as one of Speaking Volumes’ ‘40 Stars of Black British Literature’. She has an English degree from UCL, regularly teaches drama and poetry workshops, and is part of the creative team behind Brainchild Festival. As a journalist, Bridget has written for The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Pool, and Newsweek. Her first pamphlet of poetry Titanic (Out-Spoken Press) came out in May 2016.


Articles by Bridget Minamore


Review: Nine Night at the National Theatre
3 May 2018
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Nine Night at the National Theatre

By Bridget Minamore

Bridget Minamore writes on Natasha Gordon’s debut play, an emotive, truthful exploration of black grief.


Review: Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
21 December 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

By Bridget Minamore

Who tells your story: the smash-hit revisionist historical musical comes to London.


Review: The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios
14 November 2017
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Review: The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios

By Bridget Minamore

The beautiful game: Bridget Minamore on Patrick Marber’s football drama, revived by Live Theatre


Hot Brown Honey: “We will spark the revolutionary flame”
14 July 2017
Features

Hot Brown Honey: “We will spark the revolutionary flame”

By Bridget Minamore

Bridget Minamore interviews the genre-defying troupe of Australian women of colour.


Review: Bodies at the Royal Court
12 July 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Bodies at the Royal Court

5 July - 12 August 2017
By Bridget Minamore

The price of buying a baby: Bridget Minamore reviews Vivienne Franzmann’s new play about surrogacy.


Roy Alexander Weise: “It’s insulting not to represent the London around your audience”
9 June 2017
Features

Roy Alexander Weise: “It’s insulting not to represent the London around your audience”

By Bridget Minamore

Bridget Minamore chats to the JMK award-winning young director as ‘The Ugly One’ opens at Park Theatre.


Review: Queen Size at Alchemy Festival
1 June 2017
Reviews • Dance • Reviews

Review: Queen Size at Alchemy Festival

May 19
By Bridget Minamore

Full of complexity and nuance: Bridget Minamore is moved by Mandeep Raiky’s two-person dance piece exploring the criminalisation of homosexuality in India.


Review: Life of Galileo at Young Vic
19 May 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Life of Galileo at Young Vic

6 May 2017 - 1 Jul 2017
By Bridget Minamore

Bringing ‘fun’ back to theatre: Bridget Minamore reviews Joe Wright’s extravagant and entertaining Life of Galileo.


Review: Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre
13 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre

4 - 27 May 2017
By Bridget Minamore

Performances by Adjoa Andoh and Kenneth Omole “are easily the highlight” of Assata Taught Me. Review by Bridget Minamore.


Review: Everything Between Us at Finborough Theatre
4 May 2017
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Review: Everything Between Us at Finborough Theatre

By Bridget Minamore

The trauma of Ireland’s troubles is played out between two siblings in David Ireland’s emotionally intense drama.


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