Date
30 July - 24 August
Time
4:10 pm
Venue
Underbelly Bristo Square
suitability
Age 14+ (Restricted)
Tickets from
£11.00
Theatre
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
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