From the high mountains of Transylvania, dry desert of Sahara and the wet red sea comes... Baba, an hour of professional silliness by solo clown act Halima.
Did you know Baba means wise old woman in Romanian, father in Arabic and baba ghanoush wasn’t always made with mayo??
Baba tells tales of love in the times of communism, trams and of roots. But where will she find home?... home..home... ... home
Halima is a trained clown and professional baba. You have seen her recently at Man Up, Sketch Off or in an open mic around you. Halima won the Laugh Bath duck award 3 times.
She graduated Ecole Philippe Gaulier, Embodied Poetics Lecoq school and Soho Theatre labs. She has worked with social circuses in London, Bucharest and Casablanca.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
