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EventWinter of Culture

Jaja's African Hair Braiding

29 Jan 2027 – 27 Feb 2027Theatre Royal Brighton
Jaja's African Hair Braiding (picture: Theatre Royal Brighton)

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 Jaja's African Hair Braiding reunites the team behind smash-hit _School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play_ in writer Jocelyn Bioh and director Monique Touko.

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