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Welcome to Jaja’s! This bustling Harlem braiding salon is where neighbourhood women come to have their greatest hairstyle dreams come true, all in the hands of a lively group of West African, immigrant braiders.
Across one hot summers day, these women experience everything in the pressure cooker of the sweltering shop: from demanding customers to secrets and lies, laughter and betrayal. But each of these women has big dreams as well, dreams which increasingly pit them against the city they call home.
The UK premiere of this Tony Award-winning comedy reunites the team behind smash-hit School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play in writer Jocelyn Bioh and director Monique Touko.
This production is co-produced by Joshua Berg Creative.
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding in the press
Twists in the tale: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding explores immigrant experience through a day at the salon – Precious Adesina for the Guardian
Both events are open to all ticket holders of the evening’s performance (subject to availability)
Creative team
Cast
IMAGE GALLERY
VIDEOS
"you’d be hard-pressed to see anything else quite this alive and energised in the theatre."The Guardian
"full of energy and passion, every wonderfully radiant minute in Jaja’s salon is something to savour"Time Out
"a celebration of African culture"WhatsOnStage
"richly drawn...high energy comedy"The Stage
"celebration of sisterhood"London Theatre
"vibrant joy and celebration"Broadway World
"very funny...a treat"The Arts Desk