Darkie Armo Girl

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 where it was first seen in an acclaimed 2022 run, Darkie Armo Girl is an OffWestEnd Award nominated 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.

This performance contains discussion of dark themes, including mental illness, violence, and sexual assault. If you wish to view the full list of content warnings in more detail please click the drop box at the bottom of the page. Please be aware this contains spoilers for the show.