BLESSED, TRYNA SHAKE THIS CURSE (WIP)
By Simon Manyonda and Owain Kelly
Produced by Talawa, Directed by Anthony Lau, Dramaturgy by Jessica Siân
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 August: 3.15pm
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.
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Theatre
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£9.50 -
8-9 August 2026 -
60 minutes -
Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint -
Age 12 + (Guideline) -
Audience participation, Strong language/swearing, references to casual drug use
