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Side eYe Productions presents
Desperate Times
Meet Lucky. Teacher by day. Petty thief by night. –From the makers of the award winning show, Dugsi Dayz, Side eYe productions presents Desperate Times – a sell-out hit by emerging new writer Amal Abdi.
Meet Lucky, a bored and lonely supply teacher, who has developed a compulsion for petty thieving. She feels invincible and lives for the drama, until she tells a lie that not even she can charm her way out of. How long can she keep up the act?
Supported by Kayd Somali Arts and Culture & Arts Council.
★ ★ ★ ★Dazzling, hilarious, touching and entertaining
★ ★ ★ ★Vivid and relatable
The Times on Dugsi Dayz
★ ★ ★ ★An absolute joy
Financial Times on Dugsi Dayz
WriterAmal Abdi
DirectorsFatima Ali Omar & Adna Ahmed
ProducersSuher Sofi & Raha MahamoudProduction ManagerSuher Sofi
Stage ManagerKatie Twist
Sound DesignerCalum Perrin
Lighting DesignerMatthew Hockley
Associate Lighting DesignerJohnathan Chan
- Venue
- The Weston Studio


