When you think of “love” what does that mean to you?

"Love is an action, never simply a feeling"- bell hooks

Scheduled to run in February 2026, at a London theatre (to be announced), 'That Four Letter Word' is a new theatrical initiative which aims to champion a diverse range of Black female, Black trans and Black non-binary voices and tell entertaining and provocative stories about love in all its different guises, whether it be filial love, romantic love, platonic love and so on…

We called on Black female, Black female identifying, Black trans and Black AFAB non-binary writers in the UK and beyond. We invited them to write and submit a ‘theatrical piece’ for That Four Letter Word by 30 September 2025.  We asked for monologues, duologues or short plays which will be directed and performed in London in February 2026. 

We received many fab entries and in October 2025 our expert panel shortlisted the best three for development and production. Auditions and cast selection in November are next - watch this space! 

The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.

― bell hooks