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BLESSED, TRYNA SHAKE THIS CURSE (WIP)

By Simon Manyonda and Owain Kelly

Produced by Talawa, Directed by Anthony Lau, Dramaturgy by Jessica Siân

Originally commissioned by Croydonites Festival.

A Jekyll/Hyde story about a boy living in the frosted-tipped fantasy of Dawson’s Creek, walking to garage beats, believing he can be anything he sees on TV. But grown-up now, and spliff-round-the-corner-before-the-bottomless-brunch kinda boozy, he’s haunted by the ‘rude boi’ at the back of the class...

So who’s he supposed to be? Which kind of Black is me?

BLESSED is a theatrical mixtape performed by actor and polymath creator Simon Manyonda alongside composer, musician and audio-visual artist Owain Kelly.

This is a chance to see a brand new piece of work from an iconic company as a part of Shedinburgh. 

Please note this will be a work-in-progress performance.