The Thelmas to Present SKIN LIKE BUTTER, Jan 21-22

Fresh from their sell-out debut show, Ladylogue! at the Camden Fringe Festival this summer, The Thelmas are proud to present SKIN LIKE BUTTER, from the exciting new voice of Leah Cowan.

"I know that lots of people aren't happy about the job we do. But everyone has their role to play."

When Jerome travels to England to study Computer Science, he finds himself trapped within a Kafkaesque world of officers, guards, interviewers, raids, removals, and indefinite immigration detention.

Inspired by her experiences of working with an immigration detainee support group, Leah Cowan brings us her debut full-length play, which deftly interrogates the asylum process in the UK and challenges us to question our own attitudes towards those who seek our protection.

The Thelmas are dedicated to supporting rising female talent and are passionate about seeing more female writers have their work commissioned. The gender imbalance in British theatre has never seemed more incongruous and so The Thelmas are taking matters into their own hands.

Founded by director, Madelaine Moore, whose recent work has been seen at the Playhouse Theatre, Tristan Bates Theatre, the Arcola, and Southwark Playhouse, and actor Rhiannon Story.

DETAILS:

Venue: Etcetera Theatre, (above the Oxford Arms) 265 Camden High Street, London, NW1 7BU

Performance Dates: 21st & 22nd January 2015, 7.30pm

Ticket Prices: £10.00 / £8.00 concessions (Under 18s/ Over 60s, NUS, Unwaged: Job Seekers Allowance/Income Support, Ex-Detainees & SOAS activist groups); £8.00 early bird offer before 5th January 2015

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