Black Is The Color Of My Voice

Name: Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Start: 2027-02-16
End: 2027-02-21
Location: Melbourne Spiegel Haus

When: Tuesday 16 February 2027 – Sunday 21 February 2027
Where: Melbourne Spiegel Haus · Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 217 LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE VIC 3000

Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live.

Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church, to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.

Black Is The Color Of My Voice comes has toured the UK and Australia to standing ovations and played sell-out seasons in Shanghai, New York and Edinburgh.

Winner: Best Theatre Award, Adelaide Fringe 2024

‘Moving portrayal of determination and survival.’

★★★★ Times

‘Nothing short of sensational… will make you cheer for her, smile with her and then sting your eyes with tears’

★★★★★ Broadway Baby

‘A compelling and heartbreaking story, punctuated with bursts of song.’

★★★★ Edinburgh Festival Magazine