Don’t miss Fringe award-winning play

Book now for Woke.

This show won the coveted Scotsman Fringe First Award for its premiere season in 2017 and was highly commended by the judges of the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award.

It is set against gospel and blues sung live, and sees two women, 42 years apart, join the struggle for American civil rights – notorious Black Panther Assata Shakur and a present-day student enrolling as the Ferguson riots begin.

Both challenge the American justice system, become criminalised through political activism and, ultimately, are faced with a choice to stay and fight or flee.

The show is by Apphia Campbell, a singer, playwright and actress from Florida. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance from Florida International University and minored in Political Science.

After college, she moved to New York, where she pursued theatre and performed in Off-Broadway houses. In 2009, she moved to Shanghai, China where she sang blues, jazz, and pop in various venues including The Cotton Club, Park Hyatt, Le Meridian Hotel, and JZ music festivals. In 2012, she formed Play The Spotlight Theatre Company (PTS), a theatre group that focuses on new works and musical pieces.

See Woke at Paisley Arts Centre, on Thursday, June 14, at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £10 (£6 concession) on 0300 300 1210.