Talawa Firsts on Tour: Bougie Lanre's Boulangerie
An existential poetry talk show chronicling acclaimed poet Kareem Parkins-Brown's years working in the hospitality industry, attempting to make ends meet as a Black, working-class artist who cares more about craft than consumerism.
It’s the job of long-suffering waiting staff, servers and cooks to be kind; serving and embodying kindness, with a smile on each and every shift. Or is it…? Putting the ‘cuss dem’ in customer, through ingenious wordplay and graphic visuals, Kareem exposes a world of raging waiters, kind cooks, rude customers and gentrifying pop-ups that had audiences howling- as well as reconsidering how they behave in restaurants.
About Talawa and Talawa Firsts
Talawa is the UK’s outstanding Black British Theatre Company. Our purpose is to champion Black Excellence in theatre; to nurture talent in emerging and established artists of African or Caribbean heritage and to tell inspirational and passionate stories, reflecting Black experiences through art.
Talawa Firsts is the stage for fresh Black creative voices. Hear these voices and be a part of Talawa’s artistic community to celebrate the UK's most exciting new Black writers and theatre makers.
Gallery: Bougie Lanre's Boulangerie
