"Physical staging that is effective theatrically in holding the attention and pumping up the emotion.”
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide

“Conforms to none of the expectations of work by female Asian writers... a strange and difficult piece… but there’s something refreshing about England’s writing.”
Karla Williams, Music OMH

Jesus Christ & Chocolate Pudding by Punam Ramchurn
Can friendship endure when innocence is lost in the face of racism?

How The Rapist Was Born by Sabina England
Charley is proud to be the daughter of a Rapist. When she grows up she wants to be just like her daddy… 

In association with Kali, Poonam Brah’s new theatre company, Theatre WaaH is presenting the premiere of these two short, sharp new plays exploring youth, relationships and conflict; contrasting a warmly funny and deeply moving experience with a fiercer, darkly comic and expressionist one to deliver an engaging, thrilling and cohesive evening at the theatre.

 Following the lives of two girls through the all encompassing rites of the passage of youth, Jesus Christ & Chocolate Pudding is a heartening and comic work that tells the story of a childhood friendship challenged by racial prejudice and social and cultural differences. How The Rapist Was Born will take you on a fiercer turn, depicting the teenage rebellion of an angry, troubled girl Charley in a blend of performance, poetry, Manga comics and political slogan.

 The works are the first in a series of four by director Poonam Brah, whose new company Theatre WaaH aims to take work with diverse talent into an unexplored stylistic mode. Her assistant director credits include Hobson’s Choice and Trevor Nunn’s Skellig at the Young Vic, Julius Caesar at the RSC. 

 Both plays were developed through Giving Voice, Kali’s New Writer Development Programme. Poonam was an Associate Director with Kali and directed Bells for the company.

 ‘Poonam Brah’s skilfully directed staging draws a distinct parallel
                between the ceremony of religion and of sleazy seduction...’
                                                                                    The Times on Bells

28 September  to 17 October  7.30pm
Tristan Bates Theatre
Tower Street London WC2H 9NP
020 7240 6283  www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk

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