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Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not to Come

Tue 9 – Sat 13 Sep 25 70 minutes
Standard
Guardian
Chortle
Stage
Comedy India/ South Asian heritage Theatre
Auditorium – Walthamstow Age Recommendation: 16+ Running time: 70 minutes

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Content Advice
Fierce, funny, and hilariously frank, Poppy and Rubina aren’t afraid to tackle the burning issues (literally – looking at you, Jolen bleach) of being a woman.

In this laugh-out-loud, moving show, they dive into the messy realities of life: heartbreak, fantasies, sexpectations, culture clashes, female empowerment, families (mums feature heavily, funnily enough), role models, social media, and smashing taboos.

With their trademark honesty, wit, and infectious energy, Poppy and Rubina reflect on what it means to be Brown British women and explore seminal moments in their lives from first orgasms and loves to racism and intergenerational trauma.

‘Funny, raw, and unashamedly bold.’
★★★★★ Snack Magazine

Their award-winning, groundbreaking BBC Sounds podcast Brown Girls Do It Too (Podcast of the Year 2020 and Best Sex and Relationship Podcast 2023 – British Podcast Awards, and Best Podcast – Asian Media Awards 2021) built a huge following of fans who loved their honesty and openness – and faced enormous backlash online for breaking the silence on sex in Asian communities when it first aired.

With songs, sketches, and some very graphic content, this is a wild, unapologetic celebration of Brown British womanhood – genital warts and all.

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Reviews

‘As life enhancing as it is entertaining.’
Evening Standard
‘Refreshing and riotously funny.’
Stage
‘Gasps of joy… a show with a solid emotional and political core.'
Guardian

In Conversation with Meera Syal: Thu 11 Sep

Poppy and Rubina, post-show conversation with Meera Syal.
Free to ticket holders.

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Photography: Mark Senior

Soho Theatre Walthamstow

186 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4QH

We are a 5 minute walk from Walthamstow Central tube station, which is only 20 minutes from central London on the Victoria Line, and 15 minutes from Liverpool Street station on the Overground.

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