Writer and actress, Ambreen Razia’s début play, The Diary of a Hounslow Girl, is to tour from 4 May to 18 June.
The acerbic comedy came about as a commission by Ovalhouse and was seen there as part of the 33% London programme last year as well as at Triforce’s MonologueSlam UK.
Looking at the life of a straight-talking, 16-year-old British Muslim girl, the play reveals some of the conflicts facing young Muslim women raised in a big city and overturns some stereotypes.
Razia said, “as a British Pakistani writer and actress, my aim was to create a story based on contemporary characters from my generation and explore how young people of our generation deal with the different types of adolescent pressures whilst trying to assimilate their foreign identity with their British identity.”
The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is directed by Sophie Moniram and produced by Black Theatre Live, a pioneering consortium of 8 regional theatres committed to increasing the amount of touring black and ethnic minority theatre.
- 4 to 6 May — Ovalhouse, London
- 10 May — South Hill Park, Bracknell
- 12 May —Lighthouse, Poole
- 13 to 14 May — Theatre Royal Margate
- 17 May — The Drum, Birmingham
- 19 to 21 May — Stratford Circus, London
- 23 May — Artaud Theatre, Brunel University, London
- 24 to 25 May — Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
- 26 May — Bradford Literature Festival
- 1 June — Marine Theatre, Dorset
- 3 to 4 June — Tobacco Factory, Bristol
- 9 June — Upstairs at the Western, Leicester
- 10 to 11 June — Key Theatre, Peterborough
- 14 to 15 June — Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
- 16 June — Unity Theatre, Liverpool
- 17 to 18 June — Derby Theatre
The Diary of a Hounslow Girl has a running time of one hour and is suitable for those aged 14 and over.