Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
#TheBlackJacobins #CLRJames #HaitianRevolution #TalawaTheatre
Go behind the scenes as actors from Talawa Theatre Company and leading historians explore C.L.R. James' powerful play The Black Jacobins. This fascinating first workshop examines the drama, history and ideas behind one of the most important works ever written about the Haitian Revolution—the only successful slave revolt in history.
Featuring discussion and historical insight, the workshop explores James' work on the revolution, the extraordinary individuals who led it, and why this story continues to resonate today.
This workshop forms part of a series of filmed events inspired by Rachel Douglas' acclaimed book The Black Jacobins: CLR James and the Drama of History and informed by the work of public historian and archaeologist Peggy Brunache, whose research focuses on slavery and the Haitian Revolution.
This is the first in a series of films produced by 30 WORLDwrite volunteers as part of a collaboration between Talawa Theatre Company, Glasgow University and WORLDwrite, supported by the Creative and Social Futures Fund. The project brings together young adults learning professional filmmaking with academics, actors, historians, writers and members of the Haitian and Caribbean diaspora.
Contributors
• Rachel Douglas – Author
• Michael Buffong – Talawa Director
• Peggy Brunache – Historian & Archaeologist
• Leilani Taneus-Miller – Writer
• Steveen Ulysse – PhD Student
• Anyebe Godwin - Actor
• Ivan Oyik - Actor
• Jude Akuwudike - Actor
• Karl Collins - Actor
• Phoebe McIntosh - Actor
Subscribe to our channel for more workshops, performances and documentaries exploring history, theatre, politics and ideas. New videos from this series will be released regularly.
WORLDwrite is a volunteer-run citizen TV channel.We train hundreds of young adults every year to shoot ideas that matter, producing films & video on politics, democracy, freedom, and global equality.
If you like our work, please consider making a donation to help us keep going by hitting the thanks button below the video.
#TheBlackJacobins #CLRJames #HaitianRevolution #TalawaTheatre
Go behind the scenes as actors from Talawa Theatre Company and leading historians explore C.L.R. James' powerful play The Black Jacobins. This fascinating first workshop examines the drama, history and ideas behind one of the most important works ever written about the Haitian Revolution—the only successful slave revolt in history.
Featuring discussion and historical insight, the workshop explores James' work on the revolution, the extraordinary individuals who led it, and why this story continues to resonate today.
This workshop forms part of a series of filmed events inspired by Rachel Douglas' acclaimed book The Black Jacobins: CLR James and the Drama of History and informed by the work of public historian and archaeologist Peggy Brunache, whose research focuses on slavery and the Haitian Revolution.
This is the first in a series of films produced by 30 WORLDwrite volunteers as part of a collaboration between Talawa Theatre Company, Glasgow University and WORLDwrite, supported by the Creative and Social Futures Fund. The project brings together young adults learning professional filmmaking with academics, actors, historians, writers and members of the Haitian and Caribbean diaspora.
Contributors
• Rachel Douglas – Author
• Michael Buffong – Talawa Director
• Peggy Brunache – Historian & Archaeologist
• Leilani Taneus-Miller – Writer
• Steveen Ulysse – PhD Student
• Anyebe Godwin - Actor
• Ivan Oyik - Actor
• Jude Akuwudike - Actor
• Karl Collins - Actor
• Phoebe McIntosh - Actor
Subscribe to our channel for more workshops, performances and documentaries exploring history, theatre, politics and ideas. New videos from this series will be released regularly.
WORLDwrite is a volunteer-run citizen TV channel.We train hundreds of young adults every year to shoot ideas that matter, producing films & video on politics, democracy, freedom, and global equality.
If you like our work, please consider making a donation to help us keep going by hitting the thanks button below the video.
