Lyric Hammersmith theatre, LondonJocelyn Bioh's bitingly funny and sometimes heartbreaking play transposes relatable high-school movie tropes to 1980s Ghana to explore beauty standards and colourism All the standard high-school movie tropes are in here: there's the queen bee and her adoring/terrified acolytes; the enticing new girl; the stern headmistress with a heart of gold. But in transplanting this overworn forma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM on June 18, 2023