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Nouveau Riche and Soho Theatre present:

Queens of Sheba

By Jessica L. Hagan and Ryan Calais Cameron Mon 18 – Sat 23 Dec 60 minutes
Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
Guardian
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Turned away from a nightclub for being “too black”, four women take to the stage with their own explosive true stories: the music and the misogyny, the dancing and the drinking, the women and, of course, the (white) men.

Jessica L. Hagan and Ryan Calais Cameron

Turned away from a nightclub for being “too black”, four women take to the stage with their own explosive true stories: the music and the misogyny, the dancing and the drinking, the women and, of course, the (white) men.

Loosely based on the DSTRKT nightspot incident of 2015, Queens of Sheba tells the hilarious, moving and uplifting stories of four passionate Black Women battling every-day misogynoir; where sexism meets racism.

Following a sell-out runs at Soho Theatre in 2021 and 2023 and prior to its USA tour, Queens of Sheba returns one week only this December.

Winner! 2020 OFF WEST END AWARDS Best Performance Piece

2018 Edinburgh Untapped Award

2018 The Stage Edinburgh Festival Award

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“Nouveau Riche’s pared-back piece has insight, power and beautiful a cappella singing”
Bridget Minamore, The Guardian
“[A] theatrical firework, in which four terrific performers burst across the stage using song, movement and spoken word to examine Misogynoir”
Lyn Gardner, Independent
“There are four very different and unique women on stage, but they speak as one. They are united in their urgency for and anger but that voice is balanced by their palpable support of one other on stage – vocally and emotionally.”
Paul Vale, The Stage
“In incredibly strong performances, the cast carry the show with beautiful honesty, delivering performances with raw emotion that leave many of the audience in tears.”
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Cast

Paisley Billings

Déja J Bowens

Jadesola Odunjo

Muki Zubis

Creatives

Jessica L. Hagan

Writer

Ryan Calais Cameron

Writer

Jessica Kaliisa

Director

Marie-Angelique St. Hill

Stage Manager

Yami Löfvenberg

Movement Director

Theo Llewellyn

Vocal Coach

Abigail 'Töpia' Adebayo

Associate Director

Greta Mendez

Voice & Movement Coach

Wabriya King

Production Dramatherapist