Sleepova London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (4)
See it if Great ensemble cast, laughter and poignant
Don't see it if nothing
See it if You are or have been a teenager. Especially one in the black community. The actresses are beyond talented and you’ll leave amazed.
Don't see it if You are easily offended and have no respect for other peoples points of view
See it if you are a black women! It reminded me of me and my girlfriends, our culture and the ways that we deal with real, personal issues.
Don't see it if You ain't about the culture!
See it if You’re interested in the coming of age journey for a girl, esp non-white background
Don't see it if You are not interested in ya experience
Critic Reviews (10)
“This is a production so clearly created and performed with love from all involved. ’Sleepova’ is full of joy, sisterhood, celebration and nostalgia, and a beautiful showcase of Black female talent. Pack your sleeping bag and snacks, and join the fun.”
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“ ‘Sleepova’ is an ensemble piece driven by a strong script...Using authentic slang studded with Yoruba phrases...it feels fresh and real in a way that most plays simply don’t.”
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“I’m sure there are layers that I’ve missed here: I’ve clearly never been a young Black woman, and when I was their age boys did not do ‘sleepovers’. But I know a good time when I see one, and ‘Sleepova’ surely is that.”
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“Throughout, Ibini writes with insight and humour conjuring the texture of their lives. Nothing is laid on too heavily.”
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“Like a jar full of bright jelly beans, this new play by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini is a sweet, vivid and joyous jumble...But there’s such tenderness, humour and exuberance in the writing that it’s hard to resist. And Jade Lewis’ production, though it, too, needs a better defined shape and dynamics, is a giddy sugar rush.”
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“The genius of this play is its ensemble...this is an exhilarating tableau of imperfect young friendship and you leave wanting an invite to their next party.”
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“The writing is intermittently witty and acute, though the girls’ stories run on familiar rites-of-passage tracks...Director Jade Lewis keeps it all lively and real, but the authentic messiness isn’t always an aid to comprehension. “
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“ ‘Sleepova’ works so well in part because of the easy, sparky chemistry between the cast members...It says something about the skill of Feyisayo Ibini’s writing that the plot is propelled by each character having a crisis without it seeming sensationalist or formulaic.”
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