BOSSY, UK TOUR
1st - 16th April & 27th May - June 1st
Written by Cherie Gordon
Directed by Cherie Gordon and Flo O'Mahony
Beth is confident, clever and wants to become the world’s best leader. But people keep calling her bossy.
When Beth decides to run for Head Girl, she must embark on a quest to find out who she really is, what she stands for.
On a hunt to find a role model she can call her own, she finds herself bopping with pop stars and mingling with mermaids. But Beth soon realises that what’s really important might be found in her roots a little closer to home.
Multi-award winning Zoo Co presents this brand new show celebrating Black culture. Featuring a kick-ass Caribbean soundtrack, and performed in BSL and Sign Supported English, you’ll leave this show feeling pumped up and powerful!
Performances: 1st - 16th April
Location: 12 S Norwood Hill, London SE25 6AB
Date: 1st April
Time: 2.30pm
Culture Trust: The Hat Factory
Location: 65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY
Date: 5th April
Time: 11.30am and 14.00pm
Cornerstone Arts Centre
Location: 25 Station Rd, Didcot OX11 7NE
Date: 6th April
Time: 13.00pm
The Southbank Centre
Location: Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Date: 7th April
Time: 11.30am and 14.45pm
The Lyric Hammersmith
Location: Lyric Square, King St, London W6 0QL
Date: 8th April
Time: 11.00am and 13.00pm
Chipping Norton Theatre
Location: 2 Spring St, Chipping Norton OX7 5NL
Date: 11th April
Time: 14.30pm
The Stables
Location: The Bourne, Hastings TN34 3BD
Date: 12th April
Time: 11.00am and 13.00pm
The Century Theatre
Location: Snibston, Ashby Rd, Coalville LE67 3LN
Date: 14th April
Time: 11.00am and 13.00pm
Nonsuch Studios: Studio 2
Location: 92 Lower Parliament Street, NG1 1EH
Date: 15th April
Time: 11.00am and 13.00pm
The Attenborough Arts Centre
Location: University of Leicester, LE1 7HA
Date: 16th April
Time: 11.00am and 14.00pm
Performances: 27th May - 2nd June
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Location: 55 Norfolk St, S1 1DA
Date: 27th May
Time: 11.30am & 2.30pm
The Queens Theatre
Location: Billet Ln, Hornchurch RM11 1QT
Date: 29th May 2023
Time: 13.00pm and 15.30pm
Farnham Maltings
Location: Bridge Square, Farnham GU9
Date: 30th May 2023
Time: 11.30am & 14:30pm
Pound Arts Centre
Location: Pound Pill, Corsham SN13 9HX
Date: 31st May 2023
Time: 11.00am and 14.00pm
Exeter Phoenix
Location: Gandy St, Exeter EX4 3LS
Date: 1st June 2023
Time: 14.00pm
CAST
Omolabake Jolaoso
Omolabake Jolaoso is a deaf actor from London. A recent graduate, she studied BA Acting at Rose Bruford College and is also a Brit School Alumni.
Over the years, Omolabake both theatre and screen based has worked with Deaf and Hearing Ensemble, Deafinitely Theatre, Signhealth, Theatre Royal Stratford East, BSL Zone and Zoo Co.
She hopes to spread more awareness about deafness through her work and give the younger black deaf generation hope that they can do what they set their minds to.
CREATIVE TEAM
Cherie Gordon
Cherie Gordon is an actor, director, writer and facilitator based in South East London. She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education.
Cherie will be making her TV debut in a new BBC series being released later this year.
Further credits as an actor include: Precious Emily (Stans Cafe), Everyday (Deafinitely Theatre), Echoes (Brighton Screen and Film School), Afterthought (Derby Theatre), I Still Blame Myself (Deafinitely Theatre) Summer’s Park Adventure (Music Box Theatre), Messy (Zoo Co Theatre), Listen (BFI Film Academy), Others (Graeae Theatre), and Reverberation (BSL Zone).
Credits as a director include Getting There (Toucan, Oxford Playhouse and Deafinitely Theatre) and Untitled (film).
BSL INTERPRETERS
Natasha Trantom
Sandy Deo
Anna Kitson
Ali Gordon
Hahna Ahmed (TSLI)
Sumayya Si-Tayeb
Paula Cox
Jacqui Beckford
Louise Mitcham
Samuel Adedeji
Rebekah Spencer
Ben Bridger