Due to ticket demand the current run of Misty written and performed by Arinzé Kene has been extended until 27th April with 60 more ‘Count Me In’ £10 tickets released.
Arinzé takes us on an epic, lyrical journey through the pulsating heart and dark soul of inner city London. An inventive blend of gig theatre, spoken word, live art and direct address, Misty which opened at the Bush Theatre on 15th March confronts the assumptions and expectations underpinning the act of telling a story.
Misty is directed by Bush Theatre Associate Director Omar Elerian (NASSIM, Islands) and features an original musical score performed live during the show.
Screen International UK Star of Tomorrow, actor and writer Arinzé Kene was raised in London to Nigerian parents. His most recent plays include good dog, which tiata fahodzi toured throughout the UK in 2017, God’s Property, a co-production with Talawa, which ran at Soho Theatre in 2013 and Little Baby Jesus, directed by Che Walker at the Oval House Theatre, where his play Estate Walls was also produced. Arinzé was named ‘Most Promising Playwright’ at the Off West End Theatre Awards for Estate Walls in 2011, which was also nominated for Best New Play.
His original feature film, Seekers, is on the Brit List and currently in development. Arinzé was also involved in the development of the second series of Big Talk’s Youngers for E4, in which he played the part of Ashley.
On screen he appeared in new E4/Netflix Original series Crazyhead and took the lead of ‘Ade’ in the film The Pass opposite Russell Tovey for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 BIFA’s and won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2016 Evening Standard Film Awards. On stage he played soul singing legend Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami at the Donmar Warehouse and most recently appeared in the West End in Girl from The North Country. Next he takes the lead role opposite Michaela Cole in Netflix’s acquired feature film, Been So Long and in the BBC’s new thriller Informer opposite Paddy Considine.
