How I Learned to Swim
By Somebody Jones⭐ “WHAT TO SEE AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE” ⭐
The New York Times
Theatre at its greatest
an excellent hour of honest and heartfelt storytelling
The depths plumbed by Somebody Jones’s new play are extraordinary
Jamie can’t swim. Bit awkward when you’re 30. Fuelled by guilt and a need to mend her broken family, Jamie is taking on her biggest fear. The ocean.
With the help of a chipper swim instructor, a shady spiritual guide and one cathartic crab sandwich, she’s questioning, ‘How many lengths will wash away regret?’
Brilliantly witty, deeply heartfelt, this play explores what lies beneath the surface of Black people’s relationship to water.
Somebody Jones’ searing debut is funny with fear, liberating with grief and impossible to walk away from unchanged.
In Association with Brixton House
*Discount applies to ‘Standard’, ‘Standard with Babe In Arms’ and ‘18 and Under’ ticket types only (not ‘Open Concession’ or ‘Pay It Forward’
Elegant flowing drama
The Stage
CORRECTION: The Director of How I Learned to Swim was incorrectly listed as Khadifa Wong in the printed copies of our What’s On Apr ’24 – Mar ’25. We apologise for this error.
A thought-provoking, spiritual experience.
Theatre at its greatest
An immense tale, very well told
Afridiziak Theatre News
Photos by David Monteith-Hodge
