@benelombe

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 London, England
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Joined April 2009
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"Not commercially viable" WHERE? Y'all did THAT. AGAIN. From @bushtheatre to the Big Big West End. Packed out every night. Thank you for showing up for us. And SELLING US OUT. AGAIN. 🥹😍🫶🏾
Benedict Lombe@benelombe10 Mar 2024
So SHIFTERS @bushtheatre is sold out. Y'ALL DID THAT. The Lovers. The Dreamers. The Romantics. And our BLACK PEOPLE. They stay telling us we're not commercially viable. We stay proving them wrong. Making the work. And showing up. Thank you. I love us 🫶🏾
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Y'alllll... Wonderful to see SHIFTERS recognised on this level. The first Black British woman to be nominated in this category, but not the last. Onwards 💜
Shifters@ShiftersPlay4 Mar 2025
This one’s for the lovers… 💜 #ShiftersPlay by Benedict Lombe has been nominated for ‘Best New Play’ at the 2025 @olivierawards making her the first ever Black British woman to be nominated in this category!
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Shifters@ShiftersPlay4 Mar 2025
This one’s for the lovers… 💜 #ShiftersPlay by Benedict Lombe has been nominated for ‘Best New Play’ at the 2025 @olivierawards making her the first ever Black British woman to be nominated in this category!
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Shifters@ShiftersPlay4 Mar 2025
We’re thrilled that @heathatrottlives has been nominated for ‘Best Actress in a Play’ for #ShiftersPlay at the 2025 @olivierawards 💜
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The nominees for The Londoner Award for Best New Play are: The Fear Of 13 - @LindsFerrentino @DonmarWarehouse @GiantThePlay - Mark Rosenblatt #JerwoodTheatreDownstairs @royalcourt Kyoto - Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson @sohoplace @ShiftersPlay - @benelombe @dukeofyorksLDN @TheYearsPlay - Eline Arbo & Stephanie Bain @AlmeidaTheatre @HPinterTheatre #OlivierAwards
The nominees for The Londoner Award for Best New Play are: The Fear Of 13, by Lindsey Ferrentino, Donmar Warehouse Giant, by Mark Rosenblatt, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre Kyoto, by Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson, @sohoplace Shifters, by Benedict Lombe, Duke of York's Theatre The Years, adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain, Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

ALT The nominees for The Londoner Award for Best New Play are: The Fear Of 13, by Lindsey Ferrentino, Donmar Warehouse Giant, by Mark Rosenblatt, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre Kyoto, by Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson, @sohoplace Shifters, by Benedict Lombe, Duke of York's Theatre The Years, adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain, Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

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The nominees for Best Actress are: @heatha_a - @ShiftersPlay @dukeofyorksLDN Lesley Manville - @OedipusWestEnd #WyndhamsTheatre @rosiesheehy - Machinal @oldvictheatre @MeeraSyal - A Tupperware Of Ashes @NationalTheatre #Dorfman Indira Varma - Oedipus @oldvictheatre #OlivierAwards
The nominees for Best Actress are: Heather Agyepong,Shifters, Duke of York's Theatre Lesley Manville, Oedipus, Wyndham's Theatre Rosie Sheehy, Machinal, The Old Vic Meera Syal, A Tupperware Of Ashes, National Theatre, Dorfman Indira Varma, Oedipus, The Old Vic

ALT The nominees for Best Actress are: Heather Agyepong,Shifters, Duke of York's Theatre Lesley Manville, Oedipus, Wyndham's Theatre Rosie Sheehy, Machinal, The Old Vic Meera Syal, A Tupperware Of Ashes, National Theatre, Dorfman Indira Varma, Oedipus, The Old Vic

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#shiftersplay. west end debut. we did that. bye for now ✌🏾💜
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Last chance to see #Shifters in the West End 🎭 Written by @benelombe Starring @TosinCole Casting by @HeatherBCasting Movement & Intimacy Director @shelleymaxwell_
Shifters@ShiftersPlay7 Oct 2024
Our FINAL WEEK on St Martin's Lane 💜 #ShiftersPlay
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Heather Agyepong@heatha_a26 Sep 2024
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The nominees for Best Performance in a Play are: Heather Agyepong & Tosin Cole for Shifters Ian McDiarmid for The Caretaker David Shields for Punch Keith Singleton for The Pillowman #UKTAwards
The nominees for Best Performance in a Play are: Heather Agyepong & Tosin Cole for Shifters Ian McDiarmid for The Caretaker David Shields for Punch Keith Singleton for The Pillowman #UKTAwards

ALT The nominees for Best Performance in a Play are: Heather Agyepong & Tosin Cole for Shifters Ian McDiarmid for The Caretaker David Shields for Punch Keith Singleton for The Pillowman #UKTAwards

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Award winning writer Benedict Lombe is only the third Black British female playwright to have her play staged in West End history. Let’s celebrate Benedict’s presence and the significance of the production.
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Friends, you have just under three weeks to catch Shifters at the Duke of York’s Theatre. No extensions, no do-overs, no second chances (sorry) — the show must end on 12 October. If you need a quick reminder of why Shifters is so special, have a read.
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Adesha Frazer@AdeshaF18 Sep 2024
Replying to @benelombe @bushtheatre
Wow you are a sublime writer 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Shifters is amazing, we laughed, we cried, we laughed and we cried again….loved it! Heather Agyepong and Tosin Cole are superstars - they made us feel every kind of emotion, brilliant performances!!! Thank you!
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Just finished watching this play and I was absolutely blown away by it!! #Shifters
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lauren@queerjolras18 Sep 2024
I saw @ShiftersPlay last night and it was a perfect piece of theatre. Might be the best play I’ve ever seen
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Shifters@ShiftersPlay22 Sep 2024
This is not a drill 👀 You have less than 3 WEEKS left to catch #ShiftersPlay | Must End 12 October
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Just watched Shifters 10/10 show that had me gripped on another note theatre with a black majority crowd is actually so fun
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'An epic romcom' ★★★★ Independent ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ Telegraph Shifters by NHB author @benelombe is playing its West End transfer at the Duke of York's Theatre. Get your copy of the West End edition at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/shifters
Top photo: Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong in Shifters. Photo by Marc Brenner. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of West End edition of Shifters by Benedict Lombe also featuring both actors.

ALT Top photo: Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong in Shifters. Photo by Marc Brenner. Bottom photo: Playscript cover of West End edition of Shifters by Benedict Lombe also featuring both actors.

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Replying to @ShiftersPlay
@ShiftersPlay did not disappoint. Thank you @benelombe Got me in my feels 🌹🌸❤️
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The @ShiftersPlay Post Show Writers Q&A, with @benelombe & @InuaEllams, hosted by @dela_ruthh. A brilliant conversation on the world and inspiration around Lombe’s electric West End play. Shifters closes October 12 at the Duke of York Theatre. Catch it while you can 🔥
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