Jazmin feels different - she doesn’t want to stay in the village, she doesn’t want to have a baby, and she doesn’t want to laugh at racist jokes in the local pub.
It’s time she got out.
“I am that mixed raced kid, like 50/50, on the fence, lukewarm, in-between maybe. Trust me, around here I’m about as black as it goes…”
Written and performed by Natasha Marshall, Half Breed is coming to Swindon Arts Centre on Saturday May 5 at 7.30pm. Following a world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 and a run at London’s Soho Theatre, Half Breed is a semi-autobiographical dark comedy about finding your voice.
Natasha trained on Soho Theatre Young Company’s Writer’s Lab and the Talawa First new-writing scheme. Her show was shortlisted for the Tony Craze Soho Young Writers Award and the Alfred Fagon Award.It is suitable for people aged 14 and over, and tickets are £14.50, concessions available. To book, call 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.
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