Recognition

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Meet Song, a young Black composer. In the present day, her composition deadline is fast-approaching, and the pressure is high.Then she discovers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and learns of a legacy of Black classical music in Britain she never even knew existed. His captivating scores and the story of his life inspire her, but she must work hard to claim her own voice. Through two mirrored lives, one world and a common passion: music, Recognition asks how we acknowledge and celebrate those who came before.Amanda Wilkin's new play premiered at Talawa Studio, as part of This Is Croydon, London Borough of Culture, in June 2023.

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Amanda is a playwright and actress from London. In 2020 she won the Verity Bargate Award for her play Shedding a Skin. The play was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award 2022, and she is now developing it for television. Her play Recognition was Talawa's headline show as part of Croydon's City of Culture 2023. And I Dreamt I Was Drowning was selected for Theatertreffen Stuckemarkt to have a reading as part of the festival in Germany in May 2022, and a new work will be staged at the Schauspiel Leipzig as part of the 2023/2024 season. Amanda is also under commission to Audible as part of their Emerging Playwrights Programme and to Headlong Theatre Company. She is also writing her first feature for Joy Productions / Film 4.