Darkie Armo Girl
by Karine Bedrossian
by Karine Bedrossian
Darkie Armo Girl is a poignant solo play by Karine Bedrossian that explores the tumultuous journey of an Armenian family fleeing genocide and civil war, ultimately focusing on the protagonist's struggle with her dark past and her quest for validation as she dreams of becoming a pop star.
About The Play
About The Play
★★★★★ Five Stars, The Reviews Hub
★★★★★ Five Stars, Time and Leisure
★★★★ Four Stars, North West End
★★★★ Four Stars, The Stage
OffWestEnd Award Nomination PERFORMANCE PIECE Karine Bedrossian
A true story.
1974. An Armenian family fleeing a civil war, arrive in the UK with £35, a suitcase and the address of a relative. But that’s nothing new for them. They’ve already had to flee a genocide.
1976. One careless mistake. Nine months and one near fatal C-section later, Karen Mary Bedrossian is born into a perfectly fine life and grows up in a perfectly fine house in Richmond, Surrey. But inside her lies a secret deep, dark pain that rips her to shreds on a daily basis…
1994. Karen’s 18, homeless, penniless, and her only friends are a couple of heroin addicts and criminals. The solution? Start again. Become a famous pop star. Then everyone would love and admire her and she’d be whole.
Wouldn’t she?
Developed with the Finborough Theatre, Darkie Armo Girl is a new solo play from British-Armenian writer and performer Karine Bedrossian about surviving life with the innocence of a child, but the destructive self-abandon of a suicide bomber.
On Wednesday, 22 June and Wednesday, 29 June there will be a Q&A session after the performance of Darkie Armo Girl, free to ticketholders for those performances, featuring writer and performer Karine Bedrossian and director Anastasia Bunce.
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