Outlier
“The sky was painfully big, but our worlds were small, our lives little. So when we found each other in the muddle of it all, that feeling of belonging was addictive.”
Mal, Ama, Lewis and Oskar have grown up together; hedonistically charging through life – and any house party going – in rural Devon. They're railing against the stories that have been written for them as they stand at the precipice of adulthood. But all the space can be suffocating, and it’s tough sometimes – feeling so low in a place so beautiful.
The powerful poetics of Malaika Kegode and soaring music of Bristol band Jakabol combine in this autobiographical gig-theatre show directed by Jenny Davies.
Genre-defying and emotional, Outlier explores the impact of isolation, addiction and friendship on young people in the often-forgotten places.
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“the spirit of Kerouac reaches the West Country in superb drama”
The Guardian
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“Stark, touching, witty… it is nothing short of brilliant”
Stage Talk
“Outlier is raw, tender and funny but perhaps most of all: timely”
Wheelie Stagey
“A poetic gem perfect to use as stimulus for those aged 16 and above”
Drama & Theatre
CAST: 6 (3 female, 3 male) plus chorus
Malaika Kegode is a writer and performer based in Bristol. She has appeared on stages at a number of festivals and literary events including WOMAD and Edinburgh Book Festival. Her work has been featured in various anthologies and exhibitions, and in 2019 she was shortlisted for the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry award for best poetry film. She has also written essays for Black Ballad and Bristol Festival of Ideas around themes of culture, film and race. Her poetry collections Requite (2017) and Thalassic (2020) are both published by Burning Eye Books.