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Debris Stevenson: Poet in da Corner at the Royal Court Theatre

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Time 20:30
Date 21/09/18
Price £12

A semi-autobiographical piece, where music, dance and spoken word collide, Poet in da Corner is a coming of age story inspired by Dizzee Rascal’s seminal album.

Dates and Times: Fri 21 Sep - Sat 06 Oct, 19:30. Thu & Sat Matinees, 14:30.

In a strict Mormon household somewhere in the seam between East London and Essex, a girl is given Dizzee Rascal’s ground-breaking grime album Boy in da Corner by her best friend SS Vyper.

Precisely 57 minutes and 21 seconds later, her life begins to change – from feeling muted by dyslexia to spitting the power of her words; from being conflicted about her sexuality to finding the freedom to explore; from feeling alone to being given the greatest gift by her closest friend.

So come and step into this technicolour world and discover how grime allowed Debris Stevenson to redefine herself.

Debris Stevenson is a young poet, lyricist and dancer who has performed her unique work everywhere from BBC Radio 3’s The Verb to London’s Roundhouse.

Directed by Ola Ince, featuring grime MC Jammz, with music and composition by Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante from hip-hop dance company Boy Blue.

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