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Soho Rising Festival and Sestina Productions present

Heleana Blackwell: Attack of the 5ft Woman

Sat 22 Feb 25 60 minutes
Observational comedy about growing up as a black nerd in the 90s, coming to London to come out and embracing her inner 'Carlton'

Heleana was a weirdo, according to the small town that she was raised in. A huge fan of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air in the 90s she wished she were more like Will, but was too nerdy.

She finds out that despite her modest background living with her proud, fiercely independent and resourceful single mother, they both have a bit more in common with those TV characters that she might have thought possible, and that sometimes it’s the crappy things in life that are the most motivating…

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Do a Soho Rising double bill with Kwami Odoom at 6:45pm.

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