Talented actress and writer Michaela Coel, who is making waves in Blurred Lines at The Shed, is also about to star in her self-penned one woman play Chewing Gum Dreams, which won the 2012 Alfred Fagon Award for best new play. Developed at (and supported by) The Yard Theatre, with direction by Nadia Fall, the play recalls those last days of innocence before adulthood. Among them, Tracey Gordon, the 67 bus, friendship, sex, UK garage, school, music, teachers, friendship, periods, emergency contraceptive, friendship, raves, tampons, white boys, God, money, sex (again) and Connor Jones. Coel’s other credits include Three Birds at the Bush Theatre and Top Boy for Channel 4.
Date: 17 March-5 April 2014
Time: 8pm or 9.30pm (please check listings for relevant times)
Venue: The Shed, National Theatre, Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Price: £12/£20
Box Office: 020 7452 3000
Website: www.theshedtheatre.co.uk