{"id":984,"date":"2015-08-10T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T01:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/?p=984"},"modified":"2016-02-21T02:39:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T02:39:45","slug":"east-end-boys-west-end-girls-a-triumph-of-black-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/east-end-boys-west-end-girls-a-triumph-of-black-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"East End Boys, West End Girls &#8211; A Triumph of Black Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/east-end-boys-west-end-girls-a-triumph-of-black-theatre\/east-end-boys\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg?fit=1280%2C854&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,854\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"east end boys\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-986 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg?resize=960%2C640\" alt=\"east end boys west end girls - the play\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/east-end-boys.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk\/index.php\/what-s\" target=\"_blank\">East End Boys, West End Girls<\/a> is the latest work by playwright\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sporastories.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ade Solanke<\/a>. It is an honest and humorous exploration of\u00a0teenage relationships and angst in the wider context of education.\u00a0Set in modern London, the\u00a0play is developed around two boys from the east end of London meeting two girls from the west side of London\u00a0after\u00a0they have competed for a prestigious scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>This play is so very cleverly written and\u00a0directed\u00a0by Ade Solankee, that its multiple layers invite conversation across a\u00a0number of issues. These incude young people\u00a0exploring\u00a0the world outside of their immediate post codes or indeed the burden placed on young people to\u00a0academically\u00a0succeed. That is in addition to questions of race and gender.<\/p>\n<p>Ismail Kamara, who plays Olly is\u00a0utterly\u00a0convincing as a\u00a0scared young man who does not want his best friend to attend an all white\u00a0school because it\u00a0would change their relationship. Yet Ade has not made his character one-dimensional. Olly asks some big questions which, Ade allowed discussion for after the show. His best friend, who he has protected throughout school life, is Tobi, played by Alhahji Fofana.<\/p>\n<p>Tobi\u2019s take on life, is for me\u00a0what the essence of youth should be, to explore. \u00a0He embodies Dr. Kwame Nkrumah words quoted in the play,\u00a0\u201cWe face neither east nor west; we face forward.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0With his father strongly centred in his life, Tobi wants more, to explore and mostly to succeed. Olly does not understand this element of Tobi\u2019s character. Their relationship brings a new and\u00a0honest interpretation of\u00a0young people banding together as\u00a0opposed to\u00a0the worn idea of gang culture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/east-end-boys-west-end-girls-a-triumph-of-black-theatre\/katie-and-bali\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg?fit=1280%2C854&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,854\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie and bali\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg?resize=960%2C640\" alt=\"katie and bali - east end boys, west end girls\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-and-bali.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>Montana Mascoll, plays Katie, a black middle class girl of Nigerian parentage. How absent has that image been from our screens and\u00a0theatres? Montana is determined on and off set. Self assured and\u00a0intelligent Katie\u2019s\u00a0horizon knows no boundaries. It raises the question of whether her confidence is borne of money or intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Jennie Eggleton is remarkably refreshing as Bali. The\u00a0innocence of her character\u00a0reminds us all of our\u00a0early days in school before we became aware that race mattered. Bali is wrapped up in agony because of the pressure not to fail her mother. Guilt ridden by the sacrifices being made, she is following a career path chosen by her mother. Olly, who does not want to go to an all white school or explore that which is different, awakes her soul to other possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Warm, witty and thought provoking this is a must see family play. The play\u00a0speaks to youth expectations and the role of parents in the transition to adulthood. (If you didn\u2019t speak to your children on a\u00a0deep level before, you will after this). The after show discussion if\u00a0available, should not be missed. I look forward to more work from Ade who\u00a0has made the characters of young black people multi\u00a0faceted. Ade&#8217;s play goes a long way to understanding the fears of modern teenage. It is a triumph of British black theatre.<\/p>\n<p>August 14 &amp;15 Tickets:\u00a0020 8365 5450;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/east-end-boys-west-end-girls-tickets-17721831475\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Grant Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edited; 16 September 2015 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">This play has been nominated for an\u00a0Alfred Fagon Audience Award. You can vote for this or other the other plays that are listed<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk\/audience-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_984\"  data-site_id=\"632a645f943ec93423ce055c\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/east-end-boys-west-end-girls-a-triumph-of-black-theatre\/\"  data-item_title=\"East End Boys, West End Girls - A Triumph of Black Theatre\"  data-item_date=\"2015-08-10T01:00:14+00:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East End Boys, West End Girls is the latest work by playwright\u00a0Ade Solanke. 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