“I’m in kind of this tricky bind really, where I’m too queer for Jewish, and too Jewish for queer”
Pepi and Me is a formbusting new play by Helena Snider following the stories of two Jewish Women who seek to break out from the roles society has created for them.
Bex is a 17 year old, rebelling against her conservative family in North London. Pepi Litman is her real life hero, a 20th century Yiddish Drag King. Through discovering Pepi’s story, can Bex absorb some of her bravery to create a narrative of her own?
Fusing live music, comedy and drag, Pepi and Me tells a story of connecting to ones heritage to celebrate Jewish identity, queerness & joy.
Performer - Hannah Bristow
Director - Hetty Hodgson
Writer - Helena Snider
Producer - Jess Donn
Lighting Designer - Amy Daniels
Sound Designer and Composer - Sarah Spencer
Set and Costume Designer - Oscar Morris
Movement Director - Tommy Ross-Williams
Dramaturg - Rafaella Marcus
Dialect - Vivi Lachs
With thanks to the Pepi Litman Project
Developed on Soho Theatre’s Drag and Cabaret Lab.
Age suggestion: 16+
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
