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'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List

'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List 'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List 'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List 'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List

'Campbell may wear Simone’s trademark head wrap but her performance goes beyond impersonation.’


★★★★   The Times



'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List

'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List 'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List 'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List 'Campbell is a formidable performer.’ ★★★★ The List

'Campbell may wear Simone’s trademark head wrap but her performance goes beyond impersonation.’


★★★★   The Times



ABOUT ME:

    

Apphia Campbell is originally from United States, and graduated from Florida International University with a BFA in theatre performance. 

 

In 2013 she wrote her critically acclaimed piece, ‘Black Is The Color Of My Voice’ and opened in Shanghai to rave reviews before performing at the Edinburgh selling out in prestigious houses such as St. James Theatre, Wilton’s Music Hall, and 

Oxford Playhouse. Festival Fringe in 2014 where it sold out and has been touring the UK; 

  

In 2017, her new show with Meredith Yarbrough, ‘Woke’, was presented as part of the Made In Scotland Showcase, won a Scotsman Fringe First, a Highly Commended award from Amnesty International, and was shortlisted for The 

Filipa Bragança Award and Scottish Art Club Theatre Award. 

 

In 2018, she continued to tour Woke and was featured in the guardians 50 shows to see at the fringe and Vogue’s 5 shows not to miss in 2018 fringe. In 2018, she also became a member of the BBC writersroom . 

 

In 2019, she made her west end debut with Black Is The Color Of My Voice  which had rave reviews and a sold-out run. She also had a London premiere of 

 Woke at the prestigious Battersea Arts Centre. 

 

In 2019, she appeared in BBC The Novels that shaped the world for the 

 

Handmaids tale segment. She also appears in an episode of Urban Myths: Orson Welles later this year. 

 

In 2019, she received her first commission from the BBC for a children’s story, called Zachary The Zebroid which aired in February 2020. She also wrote for 

 

Birdie’s Dilemma for Scenes for Survival which premeired on BBC in collaboration with NTS Scotland. 

 

Recent Credits: The Last Bordello (David Leddy, Director) Woke (Caitlin Skinner, Director), Black Is The Color Of My Voice (Arran Hawkins, Director), 

 The Color Purple (James Harkness, Director), Soul Sessions ( Cabaret)

UPCOMING EVENTS

17/05/2021

WOKE

8pm

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9pm

Bath, United Kingdom

Event Details

17/05/2021

WOKE

As part of the Bath Festival, check the website for details. 

8pm

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9pm

Bath, United Kingdom

24/06/2021 - 26/06/2021

WOKE

8pm

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9pm

LIVERPOOL, UK

Event Details

24/06/2021 - 26/06/2021

WOKE

EVERYMAN PLAYHOUSE

 5-11 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BH

8pm

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9pm

LIVERPOOL, UK

28/06/2021 - 30/06/2021

WOKE

8pm

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9pm

London, UK

Event Details

28/06/2021 - 30/06/2021

WOKE

Rose Theatre 

56 Park St, London SE1 9HS 

8pm

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9pm

London, UK

TRAILERS

Woke

A bit of a teaser for you! 

Black Is The Color Of My Voice

A bit of a teaser for you! 

PAST WORK

WOKE

Black Is The Color Of My Voice

Black Is The Color Of My Voice

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Woke

About:

Against a powerful soundtrack of original music and traditional gospel and blues sung live, two women 42 years apart become involved in the struggle for civil rights.


One, a notorious Black Panther Assata Shakur; the other, a present-day university student enrolling as the Ferguson riots begin. Both challenge the American justice system, become criminalized through political activism, and ultimately are faced with the same choice: stay and fight, or flee?


WOKE won the coveted Scotsman Fringe First Award for its premiere season, and was highly commended by the judges of the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award.


Written By: Apphia Campbell + Meredith Yarbrough

Directed: Caitlin Skinner

Lighting Design: Simon Hayes

Sound Design: Craig Hines

Adapted from:  'Poems from the Underground'  

by Altovise Laster

AWARDS

Fringe First Winner 

Amnesty Highly Commended Award

Scottish Arts Awards

Filipa Bragnaca Award (nominee)

Reviews:

Campbell is a formidable performer.’

★★★★ The List


"Inspiring! A fast, exciting and engaging play that ended with most of the audience standing and    applauding.’

★★★★★ British Theatre Guide


Black Is The Color Of My Voice

About:

Direct from sell-out performances in Shanghai, New York, Edinburgh Festival Fringe,  and the West End. Apphia Campbell tours her critically acclaimed play.


Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, Black Is The Color Of My Voice follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist seeking redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church, to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.


The show is available as a double bill with Soul Sessions, Apphia’s cabaret show paying tribute to Nina Simone’s phenomenal career.


Written By: Apphia Campbell

Directed By: Arran Hawkins 

AWARDS

Argus Angel Award

Reviews:

Campbell may wear Simone’s trademark head wrap but her performance goes beyond impersonation.’


★★★★   The Times


'Apphia Campbell is nothing short of sensational… she will make  you cheer for her, smile with her and then sting your eyes with tears.


★★★★  Broadway Baby 

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