Bonnie Greer’s plays, books and novels are concerned with the lives of minorities within majority cultures, particularly those of women. She has been Arts Council playwright in residence at the Soho Theatre, and at the Black Theatre Co-operative. She was awarded the Verity Bargate Award for Best Play by the Soho Theatre Company. She has had over a dozen plays produced for BBC Radio, one short film for BBC2, and she co-produced, wrote and presented a documentary on Black art in the West: Reflecting Skin (2004) for the BBC. Her books include Hanging by Her Teeth (1994), Entropy (2009) and Obama Music (2009).
Bonnie Greer
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Malcolm X Truth Seeker
Writer Bonnie Greer on Malcolm X and his influence on her life as a young girl growing up on Chicago's South Side in the 1960s.
1st May 2025

Bonnie Greer
Bonnie Greer’s plays, books and novels are concerned with the lives of minorities within majority cultures, particularly those of women.


