“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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“I couldn’t help speculating that this would have been a snappier, powder keg of a play if all of the action had been confined to one location ie the night of the sleepover, rather than protracting it loosely over several rickety time frames and locations.”
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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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“ ‘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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“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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“I left ‘Sleepova’ feeling uplifted, grinning my face off, and feeling honestly quite emotional...The writing is gorgeously rich, silky smooth throughout yet gritty and brutal when it is appropriate. It is brilliantly funny and peppered with a mixture of poignant, and iconic moments, which make you fall in love with each character one by one.”
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