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Tickets £8 - £15 for most shows. Tickets from £5 to the Pay What You Can Performance on Sat 9 Nov 3pm.
“This play is intended for two performers but can be performed solo or with a massive ensemble. In other words, f**k the rules and do what you want. The only thing I do request is that the Black woman is played by a Black woman. This is not open for interpretation. Safe.”
Set over nine months, this piece delves into intersectionality, British politics, and Black women's maternal health. Fusing satire, spoken word, and narrative, Zakiyyah Deen’s debut play directly addresses the real reasons: Why A Black Woman Never Be Prime Minister.
This show was conceived out of frustration with the lack of attention toward Black women’s maternal health and the increasing f**keries in politics. Zakiyyah extends a special thanks to all workshop participants and all Black mums for provocations, inspirations and conversations. Especially her own mum - without you this wouldn't be possible.
Post-show Q&A on politics, pregnancy and poetry with special guests to be announced Wed 30 Oct after 7pm show
Babes In Arms peformance Sat 9 Nov at 3pm
Pay What You Can performance Sat 9 Nov at 3pm
A co-production by Zakiyyah Deen and Camden People’s Theatre supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Arts Council England. Acknowledgements to seed commissions and original developments with Theatre Deli, Tara Theatre and The Squint Playwriting Award 2023.
Thank you for allowing artists to take creative risks, the world needs it now more than ever.
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