Description
By India Wilson and Jeremiah Towolawi.
Hennessy Jade is a bold and daring comedian in her late 20s struggling to make the big time in London. She’s tried everything. Her attempts to play it safe, play it kinda safe, and play the game have all failed. She hasn’t tried one thing – not playing and being herself. She is daring, witty and vulgar in equal measure. She sees herself as Britain’s younger, hotter, hairier female version of Dave Chappelle.
We don’t know much about Hennessy, apart from the stories she tells us in her stand-up. Are they true? Is it a fantasy? Is her name even Hennessy? As long as she has lived, she has used humour to cope, she is the living embodiment of either you laugh or you cry. In her one-hour comedy special, we will discover more and more, as she navigates the ramifications of a joke that has gotten her into deep waters and even received national attention.
What is to come of Hennessy Jade? Can she stand up for the fate of women in comedy or will she concede defeat to cancel culture?
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Housemates: NoDuo (India Wilson & Jeremiah Towolawi
India Wilson is an Actor and Writer from Bermuda. She trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts where she found her passion for creating and devising theatre. Her solo show You Can’t Understand was written during her studies and performed at the Theatre Peckham Fringe in 2022, The BridgeHouse Theatre in 2022 and at the Brockley Jack in 2023, earning a four-star review in The Stage. Inspired by her time at law school, her second show, Innocent Means Not Guilty, debuted at Theatre Peckham’s Young Gifted and Black festival and also received a four-star review by The Stage.
Jeremiah Towolawi is a British-Nigerian Writer-Director. His short film Pepper Soup delved into a woman’s struggle with faith and marriage after a traumatic event. It premiered at the Women of The Lens Film Festival and was selected by the West African Film Festival, LAHFF, and the Black Film Festival of New Orleans. His previous short MISSED, produced by FullyFocused UK, screened at S.O.U.L Fest. Jeremiah is currently collaborating with Orisun Productions on developing his debut stage play, This Is Not a Drill. He directed Innocent Means Not Guilty with Theatre Peckham, garnering a four-star review from The Stage. His latest work is for the BBC drama series Phoenix Rise and he is part of We Are Parable’s Momentum program.