Tag: Somalia

We’re pleased to be supporting Somali women’s theatre piece, Desperate Times, a sell-out hit by emerging new writer Amal Abdi, at Unity Theatre this month. 

Desperate Times
Unity Theatre
Thursday 31st October
7:00pm
BOOK TICKETS
£12 or £6 Creative Pool
Running time: Approx 70mins

From the makers of the award winning show, Dugsi Dayz, Side eYe productions presents Desperate Times.

Meet Lucky. Teacher by day. Petty thief by night.

Meet Lucky, a bored and lonely supply teacher, who has developed a compulsion for petty thieving. She feels invincible and lives for the drama, until she tells a lie that not even she can charm her way out of. How long can she keep up the act? In this one woman play, step into the tumultuous unhinged world of Lucky.

Praise for Side eYe:

‘Dazzling, hilarious, touching & entertaining’ ★★★★ To Do List
‘British Somali women’s theatre gives the ‘Side eYe’ to exclusion’ – Reuters

Credits:

Written by Amal Abdi
Performed by Nadjma Abshir
Directed by Fatima Ali Omar & Adna Ahmed
Produced by Suher Sofi & Raha Mahamoud
Production Managed by Suher Sofi
Stage managed by Katie Twist
Sound design by Calum Perrin
Lighting design by Matthew Hockley
Special thanks to Kayd Somali Arts and Culture, Arts Council England and Liverpool Arab Arts Festival.