We're heading to the barely dystopian world of Albion today in the newest play adaptation of Malorie Blackman's 2002 powerful award winning YA novel Noughts and Crosses. Meg relives her teenage years devouring the original novels and Lexie gives a TED talk on the history of skin coloured bandages.

Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.
Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)

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EPISODE BIO

Malorie Blackman website
https://www.malorieblackman.co.uk

Sabrina Mahfouz website
http://www.sabrinamahfouz.com

Whats on Stage Review
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/noughts-crosses-stratford-east-malorie-blackman_48953.html

UK Tour Info
https://www.pilot-theatre.com/past-work/noughts-crosses

Production Trailer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujvhJ8z8zAA

Exeunt Magazine Review and thoughts on YA Theatre
http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-noughts-crosses-derby-theatre/

Malorie Blackman Penguin Feature
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/mar/malorie-blackman-why-she-wrote-noughts-crosses.html

Malorie Blackman Q&A
https://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/noughts-and-crosses-qa/

The Story of the Black Band-Aid - The Atlantic Article 2003
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/the-story-of-the-black-band-aid/276542/

Tru-Colour Bandages
https://trucolourbandages.com/blogs/blog/history-of-black-bandages

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