An Evening with Testament to Truth20th October | 19:30 | Liverpool Cathedral
Step into the timeless grandeur of Liverpool Cathedral for an unforgettable night of truth, rhythm, and revelation.
Renowned West Yorkshire poet, rapper, and world-record breaking beatboxer, Testament, takes to the stage for a performance that speaks powerfully to our times. Through original theatre and reflection, this event explores the themes of inclusion, community, identity and the role of faith and spirituality in shaping who we are—both as individuals and as a society.
In honour of Black History Month, this evening is more than a performance—it’s a call to listen, to reflect, and to awaken. Testament to Truth invites you to walk with him through stories that challenge, uplift, and inspire.
Come ready to be moved.
Testament is a writer, rapper, educator and world record breaking beatboxer.
Testament is writer of awards nominated play Black Men Walking (Best Play UK Theatre Awards, Best New Play Writer’s Guild of Great Britain) and Orpheus In The Record Shop which was broadcast on BBC Four TV.
Testament’s diverse work includes spoken word, composing music for award winning adverts, writing musicals, performing at Downing Street, making radio history documentaries, nature essays and freestyle rapping for Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Testament has had numerous TV appearances on BBC, ITV and Sky Arts and has been the guest host on Radio 4 poetry show The Verb twice. His poetic radio drama Daughter won Special Commendation at the BBC Audiodrama Awards 2022 and was nominated for the Prix Europa.
He was 2019 Channel 4 Writer-in-Residence for The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester and was Black Nature Writer-in Residence for the Yorkshire Dales 2024, and part the Hot Poets eco-poetry collective.
As a facilitator, Testament runs the HIP-HOP CLINIC - a workshop that company that runs rap, poetry and beatbox workshops around the world. He has also worked with BBC Bitesize and presented GCSE Poetry podcasts.
Currently, he is a writer on the hit Top 10 NETFLIX animated show Castlevania Nocturne.
