Kirjahaku

Young Londoner Cleo was given her 'gift' at age seven - except that 'gift' left her with type 3 Female Mutilation. How can Cleo love her body, when her husband brutally sexually assaults her? Finding strength after this hideous act, Cleo resolves to go against her family's wishes and seek reversal surgery. On her journey of healing, she's sent to live with Aunt Winnie and meets Eve, a fellow FGM survivor who is instantly drawn to her. Will Cleo set an example and empower Eve to stand against this practice, or will she give in to family pressure and finally embrace Aunt Winnie's deeply embedded traditional beliefs? A fight for love, hope and acceptance in a culture where a 'gift' can bear the ultimate price. Played by an all-female cast, this piece shines a light on a violent act nested in our society which is a transgression of human/women/children's rights.

In a maze of inequality, unemployment and gang culture, it’s a struggle to know where to make a right turn and how to undo a wrong one. Hamlin, Quinn and Nic are young friends trying to get ahead in inner city London. After his dad dies, Hamlin’s goal is to finish school, get a good job and build a better life for himself and his mum, Mama H. When live-wire Quinn and troubled Nic offer Hamlin easy money in return for some county-line drug trafficking, his dreams, his mother’s hopes and the friendship of the three are put to the test. King Hamlin is the winner of best full-length stage play at 2022 Scriptwriters & Co International Festival. It premiered at London’s Park Theatre on 19th October 2022. CASTING: 3 men 1 woman