First performed to sold-out audiences at the Bush Theatre in 2018, prior to a short tour, Urielle Klein-Mekongo’s Yvette returns to the Bush Theatre, London on 14 May.
Evie is thirteen and lives in Neasden with her Mum. She wants to tell us something…. her crush on Lewis, trying to be a woman, Hello Kitty underwear, and her personal battle with body hair. She wants to make us laugh, she’s good at it. She wants to tell us something, but she daren’t let it out.
In a performance that is equal parts hilarious and powerfully moving, the award-winning Urielle Klein-Mekongo mixes spoken word, garage remixes and vibrant original songs to tell the story of a young girl navigating her teens.
This ‘winning and poignant’ (The Stage) play set to the sounds of the early noughties was commissioned by Bernie Grant Arts Centre in association with Hull 2017.
There will be a post show Q & A following the performance on Tuesday 21 May where you can ask the cast and creatives about the performance after the show which is free to ticket holders on the night.
Yvette is writen and performed by Urielle Klein-Mekongo, directed by Gbolahan Obiesan, designed by Giorgia Lee Joseph and lighting designed by Azusa Ono. The original production was directed by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord and Merial Hinsching. Yvette is presented by China Plate and the Bush Theatre.
Yvette plays at the Bush Theatre from 14 May – 1 June 2019.
