Category Archives: aqa

🥳 Celebrating Black British History: ‘My Name Is Leon’ Book Review ðŸ¥³

Heartbreaking and tender, My Name Is Leon is my favourite of the new AQA texts. Here’s why. Name: My Name Is Leon Author: Chinoyerem Odimba Published: 2016 Did you know that AQA are updating their modern drama set texts for the GCSEs in 2025? The Princess and the Hustler is one of the proposed textsContinue reading “🥳 Celebrating Black British History: ‘My Name Is Leon’ Book Review ðŸ¥³”

🥳 Celebrating Black British Identity: ‘Leave Taking’ Play Review ðŸ¥³

I’m reading the new AQA texts to see if as with Leave Taking, these plays are well chosen and an insight into Black British identity… Name: Leave Taking Author: Winsome Pinnock Published: 1987 Did you know that AQA are updating their modern drama set texts for the GCSEs in 2025? The Princess and the HustlerContinue reading “🥳 Celebrating Black British Identity: ‘Leave Taking’ Play Review ðŸ¥³”

🥳 Celebrating Black British Families: ‘The Princess and the Hustler’ Play Review🥳

I’m reading the new AQA texts so that you don’t have to! To see if, as with The Princess and the Hustler, these plays are well chosen and an insight into Black British identity… Name: The Princess and the Hustler Author: Chinoyerem Odimba Published: 2019 Did you know that AQA are updating their modern dramaContinue reading “🥳 Celebrating Black British Families: ‘The Princess and the Hustler’ Play Review🥳”