Date

30 July - 24 August

Time

4:10 pm

Venue

Underbelly Bristo Square

suitability

Age 14+ (Restricted)

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£11.00

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

Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it.

In this fierce, funny and frank show, they explore messy realities, fantasies, sexpectations and navigating life and relationships as British Asian women.

Their award-winning, groundbreaking BBC Sounds podcast Brown Girls Do It Too, now in its sixth series, has amassed fans who love their honesty and openness, and faced backlash for breaking the silence on sex in Asian communities.

With songs, sketches and some graphic content, this is a celebration of brown British women and genital warts.

Presented By

Rubina Pabani and Poppy Jay

Duration

70 minutes

Advice

Contains Scenes of a Sexual Nature and Stong Language/ Swearing.

Price

Tickets from

£11.00

Accessibility

Comedy

For more information on accessibility and to book tickets, please contact the box office at access@underbelly.co.uk, or visit https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility

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There are wheelchair spaces available for this event.

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'as life enhancing as it is entertaining'

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