Ain't I A Woman?

No black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”.  Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”…No woman has ever written enough. – bell hooks

The burden of representation weighs heavily on Fin as she faces an invidious choice: self over cause?

Nicki considers pandering to a lazy trope to open doors for her…will it?…..

Ngozi explores “whitewashing” though it involves grievous bodily harm.

Mary optimistically ventures into digital dating….the perfect antidote for her self-loathing and depression.

Tiwa wants to expose the insidious impact of the economic crisis on her world…

From a London casting room to a dystopian future, a sci-fi mystery to a TV studio, women tell their different stories, sharing their perspectives of being black and female in contemporary Britain….

The plays:

Changing Rays by Mauricia Lewis. Directed by Eileen Gbagbo.

Nicki Takes A Breath by Sara Amanda. Directed by Lydia Newman.

In Conversation by Eileen Gbagbo. Directed by Landé Belo.

2037: The Burden by Rukiat Ashawe. Directed by Landé Belo.

Mary, Queen of Thots by Katrina Smith Jackson. Directed by Landé Belo.

Contains occasional strong language and sexual innuendo; explores themes of depression.

www.aiaw.org.uk

Originally devised and produced at the Tower Theatre Company, London