Black Is The Color Of My Voice
“MOVING PORTRAYAL OF DETERMINATION AND SURVIVAL.” ★★★★ Times
“A SHOW THAT SHOULD BE SEEN, WITH MUSIC AND MESSAGES THAT DESERVE TO BE HEARD.” ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live, Black is The Color of My Voice is performing on Tuesday 7th October 2025 at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House.
Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist as she seeks 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 has played nationally and internationally to standing ovations from Shanghai and New York to Edinburgh and the West End of London. It toured Australia and won the Best Theatre Award at Adelaide Fringe in 2024.
“A SHOW THAT SHOULD BE SEEN, WITH MUSIC AND MESSAGES THAT DESERVE TO BE HEARD.” ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
Florence Odumosu returns to the show following her 2022 debut. Her theatre credits include Every Leaf A Hallelujah (Regent’s Park), 2:22 A Ghost Story (Lyric and Criterion), Black Is The Color Of My Voice (UK Tour 2022 and King’s Head), Christmas Dinner (Royal Lyceum), A Christmas Carol (Pitlochry Festival), Sh*tfaced Showtime: Alice Through the Cocktail Glass (Underbelly), Into The Woods (Cockpit), Birdwoman (Bush), Intelligent (Arcola) and Eight Percent (503).
“NOTHING SHORT OF SENSATIONAL… WILL MAKE YOU CHEER FOR HER, SMILE WITH HER AND THEN STING YOUR EYES WITH TEARS.” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
Apphia Campbell is originally from United States and graduated from Florida International University with a BFA in theatre performance. She wrote Black Is The Color Of My Voice in 2013. In 2017 her new show with Meredith Yarbrough, Woke (now called Through the Mud) was presented as part of the Made In Scotland Showcase, where it won a Scotsman Fringe First, a Highly Commended from Amnesty International Award, and was shortlisted for The Filipa Bragança Award and Scottish Art Club Theatre Award.
Her first commission from the BBC for a children’s story, called Zachary The Zebroid aired in 2020 and she also wrote Birdie’s Dilemma for Scenes for Survival (BBC in collaboration with NTS Scotland). She was one of six writers who wrote for the National Theatre of Scotland’s Christmas show Rapunzel.
Tickets cost £30.25 – £24.25 and are on sale now, found at: https://www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk/whatson/black-is-the-color-of-my-voice/
To check out more recently announced shows, head over the Tyne Theatre & Opera House website: https://www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk/whats-on/
Featured image: Steve Ullathorne
