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Timeout| In this powerful new play, racism in the Twittersphere gets a reckoning – via the Kardashians

Director Shari Sebbens and star Moreblessing Maturure talk about why 'Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner' is so important for Black and Brown women

TIMEOUT | Darlinghurst Theatre Company champions new Australian voices

Now they’re using the temporary time-out to help signal boost the voice of an exciting array of new and boundary-pushing local playwrights as part of their open submission Next in Line program, which was announced last year. The Great Indoors looked to derail things, but the City of Sydney stepped in with a cultural grant that means seven writers working across six new plays will get to tap into the Darlo’s network of actors, directors and dramaturgs, plus their recently appointed head of new writing, Leila Enright.

vogue Australia| 5 young change-makers share what inspires their activism and their hopes for the future

Want to know what’s motivating young change-makers today? Listen to them. Sustainability editor Clare Press sits down with five young leaders to hear what drives their activism and their ideas for the future.

IF MAGAZINE|Moreblessing Maturure teams up with the Afro Sistahs on culturally diverse projects

Moreblessing Maturure plans to make her screen directing debut on a segment of MASC (working title), an online anthology which examines modern masculinity through female and non-binary lenses.

IF MAGAZINE| Screen Australia names Developing the Developer workshop participants

Screen Australia today announced the 11 creatives who have been selected to take part in the Developing the Developer workshop for 2019.

Held in Sydney from November 21-24, the workshop aims to diversify the pool of professionals developing Australian stories for the screen.

FASHION JOURNAL | Moreblessing Maturure is crFOLK Magazineeating diversity in media in so many ways

If we had to write the Wikipedia page for Moreblessing Maturure, defining her role would be a hefty task. 

FUTURE WOMEN| Social CLUB DEBRIEF

‘IF YOU CAN’T SEE YOURSELF, YOU ONLY HAVE THE IMAGININGS OF OTHERS’: MOREBLESSING MATURURE
Australia is culturally-diverse, but our arts remain dominated by the white gaze.
Here, what needs to change – according to two women who know what it's like to be erased from the conversation.

Moreblessing Maturure, ‘slashie’ extraordinaire

It’s around 4pm on a Friday afternoon, and Moreblessing Maturure has just finished rehearsing for a new play, A Little Piece of Ash. We meet up on Oxford Street, in inner-city Sydney, and wander around, looking for a place to sit and chat.

It’s that awkward time of day when the cafés are closing and it’s still too early to visit a bar. We visit one anyway.

ABC Life| Nollywood is huge — and there's never been a better time to check it out

“While Moreblessing is happy to see Nollywood content sitting alongside Western-made cinema, she says it's important to remember Nollywood isn't the only place making African cinema”

Huffpost| Love Island Australia's Cynthia Taylu Can't Be Herself, Here's Why

A salon owner and an actress tell HuffPost why natural hair is so important to the identity of African-Australian women.

sbs news| artists and their mums

Moreblessing Maturure and her family moved to Australia from Zimbabwe more than a decade ago.

She dropped out of a psychology degree to pursue an acting career.
The 22-year-old also writes and directs theatre productions. She too has felt certain pressures in pursuing a career in the arts.

elle australia| How The Voices Behind The 2018 Women’s March Are Powering The Movement

With 2018’s Women's March just around the corner, we chatted to some of the women making it happen.

“The Hamilton: The Musical song—"History has it's eyes on you"—comes to mind. That in days to come when future generations look back for how we shaped their world; they won't be able to flip over or scroll past these moments. There was resistance. They did revolt.”

AUDREY JOURNAL| BOOK ME IN

I’m most looking forward to meeting a wealth of Black artists.

Sydney-based actor, activist and playwright Moreblessing Maturure picks her must-sees for 2018.

well made clothes| Three Of Our Fierce Advocates Discuss What 'Valuable' Means To Them

We are shaped by what we value and our values shape the world. At their very best, values have the potential to bring communities together, start important dialogues and, as Izzy Stevens notes below, bring meaning to our lives. This is why we believe in clothing that has values, and one of those values is gender equality. For International Women's Day were are celebrating this value with a collection that looks good on women and is good for women.

How to stay sane and make good art in 2017

Joel interviews artists Moreblessing Maturure, Amrita Hepi, and Tasnim Hossain about the relationship between their identities, respective art practices, and the current, rather ominous, political climate

audrey journal: the state of australian theatre

“At the start of last year, I decided to stop paying for White theatre,” says Sydney-based actor, writer, activist and model Moreblessing Maturure. My friends in the independent scene would make theatre that was all white, and I’d have to be like, I can’t come. I don’t exist in your version of the world. No one who isn’t white exists. 

sydney morning herald

For Moreblessing Maturure, Fallen offers a rare opportunity to work in a "colour-blind" environment.

"I'm originally from Zimbabwe, so for me to play in an Australian period piece is really exciting," Maturure says. 

dAILY REVIEW: SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY’S emerging writers group

This year, the Patrick White Fellow will also work with and mentor STC’s first participants in the Emerging Writers’ Group. The writers are Emme Hoy, Julian Larnach, Moreblessing Maturure and Disapol Savetsila.

FLEX’S SEMI FACTUAL HISTORY LESSONS | MASTURBATION & CORNFLAKES

Can breakfast cereal stop you from being horny? Flex tells us the story of the true origin of Kellogg’s Cornflakes. Then Moreblessing Maturure joins Flex to talk about discovering themselves, and how the conversation around masturbation went from self-consciousness to self-care.

This way up | e28

Moreblessing is an immigrant from Zimbabwe who came to Sydney when she was just eight years old. We talked about how that has influenced her writing and acting but also how she is trying through her activism to shape the theatre space within Australia, no mean feat to say the least. You can tell that from the very second we started this interview we got on like a house on fire, exploring some pretty deep topics from the way Australia is currently behaving towards black origin immigrants To how permanently white theatre is and how we don't need to agree with and that we've got a choice.Finally, we talk about her creative process and the things that have influenced her from not only the inspiration behind her plays and also within her acting itself. This is a very wide-ranging conversation and we go all over the place but it's a fascinating ride and I hope you enjoy it.

DEN OF TRUTH | E24

This week in the Den, we have your favourite social activist and the OG guest Moreblessing. In light of the events which have occurred in the last few weeks, Blessing and I caught up to talk about mental health, systematic racism in Australia and some practical strategies people can implement to be an ally.

Closing Night tHERAPY: a LITTLE PIECE OF ASH

Moreblessing Maturure and Stephanie Somerville are on the imaginary red couch, discussing spiritual beliefs for the modern age, and the hot topic of diversity in theatre.

FBI RADIO: don’t @ me: representation

This week Ayebatonye is joined by Dr Jehan Kanga, Moreblessing Maturure and Emele Ugavule to discuss what representation means and discuss their projects. 

In Part One of our "Black Panther Mega Pod" I had the pleasure of interviewing actress, writer and creative director of Folk Magazine Moreblessing Maturure about her experience of watching Black Panther. We discuss watching the film in a curated cinema filled with Sydney's African community, how Black Panther has influenced her own writing, her 10 year old brother's take on Killmonger, what Black Panther does for diversity in film and examining the importance of staying political in 2018.

2SER- DRIVE: VISIBILITY MATTERs: MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CREATIVE ARTS REPRESENT

A recent study has shown that participating in creative pursuits can have a positive impact on your mental health. To that end, there is an event in Sydney called Visibility Matters, which explores that very topic. To tell us about it, Matt is joined by three of the organiser, Sasha Jurac, founder of The Quo, Caitie Gutierrez, founder of the Bumblefly Effect and Moreblessing Maturure, the creative director of The FOLK magazine.

FBi Radio: race matters

Race Matters is our newest segment, delving into current issues surrounding race, culture, and representation with co-host Tanya Ali. This week Ruby and Tanya were joined by actor, writer, and founder/Artistic Director of Folk Magazine, Moreblessing Maturure, to talk about championing artists of colour.

den of truth: New hair; who dis

On this episode of Den of Truth I sit down with Moreblessing and discuss her recent success with the Youtube series: Afro Sistahs, the troubles of breaking into the Australian film industry and much more!