In the 1980s, Beverley worked as a General Manager with the Black Theatre Co-operative (BTC), before taking on the role of programme co-ordinator to the Artistic Director of Riverside Studios. In the 1990s, she co-produced Zumbi, with BTC, London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) and Bando de Teatro de Olodum (BTO) of Brazil. She was also part of the team that helped to set up Phakama, a young peoples’ project in South Africa and produced shows in South Africa and England. She produced Club Class and the 291 Club, both light entertainment shows for Channel 4, and the Black Music Awards for London Weekend Television. She was the Associate Producer on the first series of Chef! with Lenny Henry co-produced two series of Comin’ Atcha for CITV. In the 1990s, Beverley managed the stand-up comedy duo Curtis and Ishmael, who went on to present Paramount City (BBC) and were featured artists in The Real McCoy (BBC). She also managed comedian and recording artist Richard Blackwood, who presented his own MTV show The Richard Blackwood Show and had a top twenty hit with ‘Mama Used To Say.’ After a diagnosis of a chronic condition, when she was unable to work, she took the opportunity to do voluntary work for Family Friends in London and the Youth Offending Team in Somerset. In her fifties, she complete an Access Course and then a BA Hons Degree English Literature and Creative Writing before working as a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Teacher in Spain.
