CREATING A space for vital, new voices and fresh talent in the West End, Sonia Friedman Productions' RE:EMERGE season sees Yasmin Joseph’s J’Ouvert preview from June 16 until next month
‘I wanted to capture the joy’: J’Ouvert writer Yasmin Joseph on bringing Europe’s biggest carnival to the stage Claire Armitstead
In the summer of 2019 a tiny south London theatre staged a play by an unknown writer, directed by an actor who had never taken charge of a show before. Set two years earlier, J’Ouvert followed three young women through a day at the Notting Hill carnival. Like the carnival itself, that sweltering weekend just two months after the Grenfell Tower disaster, it released a geyser of pent-up emotion, selling out within days. “It reminded me that it’s our right to skin out, be joyous, be angry, to remember our queen of carnival Claudia Jones, and spend two whole glorious days as the majority,” enthused gal-dem reviewer Niellah Arboine.
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Last modified on Tue 27 Apr 2021 14.05 EDT
In the summer of 2019 a tiny south London theatre staged a play by an unknown writer, directed by an actor who had never taken charge of a show before. Set two years earlier, JâOuvert followed three young women through a day at the Notting Hill carnival. Like the carnival itself, that sweltering weekend just two months after the Grenfell Tower disaster, it released a geyser of pent-up emotion, selling out within days. âIt reminded me that itâs our right to skin out, be joyous, be angry, to remember our queen of carnival Claudia Jones, and spend two whole glorious days as the majority,â enthused gal-dem reviewer Niellah Arboine.
Bookings open for the RE:EMERGE Season at the Harold Pinter Theatre
April 15, 2021 Last updated:
April 15, 2021
Sonia Friedman Productions announces the dates for the RE:EMERGE season as priority booking opens on 15 April at 10.30am, with public booking opening 16 April at 10am. Amy Berryman’s Walden opens the season, with previews from 22 May, and running until 12 June; Yasmin Joseph’s J’Ouvert previews from 16 June, and runs until 3 July; and completing the season, Joseph Charlton’s Anna X previews from 10 July, and runs until 4 August. The season will observe the UK government social distancing guidelines for audiences at the time of performance, making adjustments where safe and appropriate to seating and capacity in line with current advice.