Hoxton Hall today announces the full cast for Female Parts Shorts: A Woman Alone, The Immigrant and A Mother – a collection of short plays directed by Karena Johnson, Artistic Director of Hoxton Hall. Johnson directs Gehane Strehler in A Woman Alone, Clare Perkins in The Immigrant and Rebecca Saire in A Mother. The three monologues will be performed in sequence, opening on Thursday 15 March, with previews from Tuesday 13 March, running until Saturday 31 March.
Also announced today is a one-off performance from Norwegian singer/songwriter Aurora on Tuesday 27 February, joining the previously announced productions: Oranges and Elephants, which runs until February 10; Jazz Verse Jukebox hosted by Jumoke Fashola, The Swing Time Dance Company’s Spring Swing, Funny Women Awards: London Regional Final, Ms Paolini’s Phantasmagoria Cabaret, Desiree Burch’s Unf*ckable and Vintage Misfits’ Organic Nubians Club Night.
Completing the season are Women-ish, an event to celebrate International Women’s Day, hosted by Thea Gajic with guest speakers, Immediate Theatre and Natasha Jane Bishop, and performances from Oriana Jemide, Yazmin Belo and Hoxton’s Youth Arts; and an all-female panel for the sixth Tonic Celebrates. The panel will include Natasha Bucknor, Executive Director of Talawa Theatre Company, Karena Johnson, Artistic Director of Hoxton Hall, and Casting Director, Sam Jones. The first half of the evening is chaired by Tonic Theatre’s Director Lucy Kerbel, before the floor is opened to the audience for questions.
