J'Ouvert
By (Author) Yasmin Joseph
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oberon Books Ltd
29th May 2019
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Winner of James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2020 (UK)
Paperback
128
Width 130mm, Height 198mm
145g
Winner of the James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2020 What people you know can party through all of the earths elements Carnival is here. The streets of Notting Hill are alive with history and amongst the pulsating soca, dazzling colour, and endless sequins and feathers, Jade and Nadine are fighting for space in a world they thought was theirs. A timely reflection on the Black British experience and sexual politics of Carnival, JOuvert is a piercing, hilarious and fearless story of two best friends, battling to preserve tradition in a society where womens bodies are frequently under threat.
Yasmin is one of Theatre503s resident playwrights, The 503Five, and an alumna of the Soho Theatre Young Writers Lab. Recent credits include Sugar (Kiln Theatre: Mapping Brent) as well as short plays, The Place of Shining Light (Theatre503) and Do You Pray (Theatre503 and Southwark Playhouse).