New Diorama Theatre have announced that they will be the 2024 host of the award-nominated Holly’s Angels Festive Market, to celebrate the upcoming season and help bring cheer to local communities in Camden and surrounding areas on Friday 20th December.
Since December 2020, Holly Adomah and her team of volunteers have turned theatre spaces into distribution hubs to help support local artists and community members who are experiencing hardships. Previous hosts include Bush Theatre, Brixton House, Theatre Deli, Shakespeare’s Globe and Park Theatre. Holly’s Angels has helped over 1000 community members and arts freelancers and were nominated for a Mayor of Lewisham Award for Voluntary Services in 2022. Holly’s Angels aim to reconnect communities with theatre spaces, to allow for patrons to engage in the arts and to highlight opportunities within arts spaces. Holly’s Angels will also distribute donations to charities associated with the venue, and in the local area.
Tapping into the topic of cultural identity, Guleraana Mir’s latest play, ‘Coconut’ explores what it means to be of dual nationality. Pakistani by heritage and brought up in the UK, Mir’s experiences with familial and societal expectations have shaped this timely piece. Read on to find out more about what Guleraana would like for audiences to take away from the show, why she has chosen certain topics to explore and how the New Diorama BAMER programme has supported the show’s development.
