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J'Ouvert

A fearless award-winning play about two best friends at the 2017 Notting Hill Carnival, seeking joy and resistance in a society where women’s bodies are frequently under threat.

‘What people do you know who can party through all of the earth’s elements?’

2017. Carnival is here. The streets of Notting Hill are alive with history and amidst the soca, sequins and endless feathers, Jade and Nadine are fighting for space in a world that should be theirs. A timely echo of Caribbean resistance across centuries, J’Ouvert is a joyful and fearless story of two best friends, battling to preserve tradition in a society where women’s bodies are frequently under threat.

Filmed on the stage of the Harold Pinter Theatre, J'Ouvert originated at Theatre 503 in a co-production with Bad Breed and Tobi Kyeremateng.

1 hour, 39 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Apr 2021 22:00

Music Played

  • Vybz Kartel

    Summer Time

  • Freezy

    Split in De Middle

  • The Uniques

    My Conversation

  • Phyllis Dillon

    Don't Stay Away

  • Buju Banton

    Murderer

  • Bunji Garlin

    Big Bad Soca

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Chant Down Babylon

Credits

Role Contributor
Nisha Annice Boparai
Nadine Gabrielle Brooks
Jade Sapphire Joy
DJ Zuyane Russell
Writer Yasmin Joseph
Executive Producer Sonia Friedman
Executive Producer Ian Rickson
Executive Producer Charlie Bath
Producer Andrew Fettis
Stage Director Rebekah Murrell
Director Rhodri Huw

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