“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+
"Our children live in the most deprived ward in London and their parents cannot afford to pay for the classes and activities many more privileged children enjoy after school and at the weekends. A free-to-access youth group run by a local theatre in a professional setting is an incredible opportunity."
Local school teacher
