Synopsis
Three ordinary girls, Tisana, Ruhab and Haleema. Best friends forever. All the big issues: love, sex and religion …
But when they are kidnapped from their hometown in Nigeria, their world is turned upside down.
Hope and despair blur, jokes and fights become one, and each must find her own way to survive in a world of smoke, dust and gunfire.
Girls explores enduring friendship, girlhood and the stories behind the headlines that quickly become yesterday’s news.
Audience:
Suitable for all ages
Premiere Year:
2016
Status:
archived
Running time:
1:30 hr
Language:
English
A brave, striking debut, made memorable by superbly nuanced, gripping central performances.
Cast and creatives
Writer:
Theresa Ikoko
Director:
Elayce Ismail
Set designer:
Rosanna Vize
Costume designer:
Rosanna Vize
Lightning designer:
Andy Purves
Sound designer:
Richard Hammarton
Performer:
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
as Haleema, Yvette Boakye
as Ruhab, Abiola Ogunbiyi
as Tisana
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