“IT IS CAMP, OUTLANDISH AND UNAFRAID TO GO WHERE OTHER THEATRE PIECES
DON’T…MISS BREXIT SURPRISES AND DELIGHTS.”  The Reviews Hub

In post-Brexit England, young Europeans are no longer welcome. They have worked for decades to erase their identities in order to fit into an Anglocentric world. Now it is a matter of survival. Only Miss Brexit will be allowed leave to remain in the UK and pursue the Anglo-American dream. But what does it take to become Miss Brexit? Who will be capable of erasing their identity in order to talk like a Brit, think like a Brit and live like a Brit? Who will be willing to exchange their national cuisine for mashed potato? Who will willingly forget their 20 or so years of existence in return for a promise of prosperity?

Maria Who? Theatre Company are delighted to announce the return, for a strictly limited season, of their
award-winning exploration of personal and national identity. “Miss Brexit” will run at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre from Tuesday, 11th to Saturday, 15th February Created by a group of migrant performers living in London, this fearlessly frank work blends satire and autobiography and has already won both the Danail
Chirpansky New Work Award and the Festival Director’s Award at the SETKÁNÍ Theatre Festival.

Miss Brexit is an extravagant satire about young migrants trying to survive in a place that no longer welcomes them. Through live music and interactivity, this show offers audiences the opportunity to meet real people who are dealing with the consequences of Brexit and invites them to reflect on how this has affected their future either in or out of England. The play is the inaugural production from Maria Who? Theatre Company, a London-based migrant theatre company, formed by graduate actors from the London College of Music.

The play stars Alba Villaitodo – Miss Catalonia, Isabel Mulas – Miss Italy, Maxence Marmy – Miss Switzerland, Ricardo Ferreira – Miss Portugal, Shivone Dominguez Blascikova – Miss Spain and George Berry – MC. The music has been written especially for the play by Harvey Cartlidge. Miss Brexit has been co-directed by Alejandro Postigo & Amaia Mugica.

Alejandro Postigo and Amaia Mugica set out to tackle the subject of migrant artists living and working in the
UK. He invited a diverse group of international students to reflect on and share their experiences around the
idea of identity. By exploring the complexity of the barriers they faced – cultural, linguistic and emotional –
the participants examined their migrant identities and individual experiences of living in Britain. There
followed a three week process of devising and improvisation through which the award-winning Miss Brexit
was created.

Miss Brexit runs at the Omnibus Theatre, Clapham from Tuesday 11th to Saturday 15th February, for tickets and more information, please check out the show’s instagram page..

Images (c) Hana Ptáčková

Above – Ricardo Ferreira

Below – Maxence Marmy, Ricardo Ferreira, George Berry, Shivone Dominguez Blascikova