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Poet in da Corner

In a strict Mormon household somewhere in the seam between East London and Essex, a girl is given Dizzee Rascal’s ground-breaking grime album Boy in da Corner by her best friend SS Vyper.

Precisely 57 minutes and 21 seconds later, her life begins to change – from feeling muted by dyslexia to spitting the power of her words; from being conflicted about her sexuality to finding the freedom to explore; from feeling alone to being given the greatest gift by her closest friend.

Step into a technicolour world where music, dance and spoken word collide, and discover how grime allowed Debris Stevenson to redefine herself.

Poet in da Corner features grime MC Jammz as SS Vyper, and is directed by Royal Court Associate Ola Ince.

Originally co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW and the Royal Court Theatre in 2018, supported by Jerwood Arts.

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"One of the most exciting things I’ve seen all year and marks out writer/performer/lyricist/dancer Debris Stevenson as one of the brightest emerging talents around. It is, in short, the real deal”

-Evening Standard

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"A daringly inclusive response to our culture wars"

-The Daily Telegraph

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"Thrilling... Words blaze the stage and Stevenson appears like the Kate Tempest of grime”

-The Guardian

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“An inspiring, thoroughly enjoyable evening full of possibilities for where Stevenson — and theatre itself — might go next”

-The Times

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"Debris Stevenson's show is totally, boldly different from anything else"

-Time Out

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"Under Ola Ince's direction a vibrant, hard-hitting, entertaining show springs to life"

-BroadwayWorld UK

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"Throws away the rule book and opens your ears and eyes to what theatre could and should be”

-The Stage

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"Mind-blowing energy... So energetically and gloriously alive on stage”

-The Arts Desk

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"A gutsy, gritty breath of fresh air"

-WhatsOnStage