TRASH

A close up of small heart shaped sweets.

Written by Urielle Klein-Mekongo
Directed by Gail Babb

TRASH is a show about the glamourized view of financial success that exists within social media and the levels people are willing to go to have it. TRASH explores what happens when appearances and friendships become a commodity.

How much skin is someone willing to reveal to get their rent covered?
Who gets to set the boundaries?
Who holds the power?
Who is more Trash, the married men who pursue these women or the women that use the opportunity to get further ahead?

TRASH is a dark, musical comedy taking the form of a crime caper, involving a score with elements of drill, grime, soul and commercial hip hop. This is the story of Faith and Kyla, two working-class black girls who through a reconnected childhood friendship, decide to join the expanding industry of sugar daddies, without fully understanding what it actually entails.

Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre. Supported by Tamasha Theatre Company.

Image © Emily Ranquist – Pexels

Development

Get in Touch

We are currently developing Trash and exploring opportunities for its future. If you would like more information, are interested in presenting the show or collaborating with us on its next stages, please reach out to our Associate Producer, Nassy Konan at [email protected].

In 2021, Urielle Klein-Mekongo was one of sixteen artists/companies selected for the Horizon Showcase programme of presentations and residencies, for that year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The works across both the residencies and live performance strands celebrate artists who are working across performance disciplines and currently based in England – all born out of a new approach to build deep and sustainable collaborations internationally. For more information on Urielle’s residency, please visit the Horizon Showcase website.