The UK Premiere of the Tony Award-Winning Play
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Welcome to Jaja's! This bustling Harlem braiding salon is where neighbourhood women come to have their greatest hairstyle dreams come true, all in the hands of a lively group of West African immigrant braiders. Across one hot summer's day, these women experience everything in the pressure cooker of the sweltering shop: from demanding customers to secrets and lies, laughter and betrayal. But each of these women has big dreams as well, dreams which increasingly pit them against the city they call home.
Jaja's African Hair Braiding is a portrayal of femininity rooted in the African experience. Jocelyn's writing is a celebration and interrogation of what it means to dream and survive in a place where you are othered.Monique Touko, Director
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Wed 1:30pm & 7:30pm
Thu 7pm & 7:30pm
Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2:30pm
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