Housemates Returns: Is Dat U Yh?; Before I Go - Paperback

by Dkfash (Author), Tobi King Bakare (Author)

These two electric pieces of work originated from Brixton House's Housemates Festival in summer 2023, back to grace the stage for Housemates Returns in 2024.

Is Dat U Yh? by dkfash: A time where laughter was free and nonsense was all we knew. Tamagotchis, Pok?mon and alien babies. Tolu and the 'Back Of the Bus Queens' relive and rediscover their love of home, in this joyous and wacky adventure down memory lane. Surreal memories, short stories and nonsense! Theatre. Dance. Lyricism and school daze nostalgia!

Before I Go by Tobi King Bakare: Ajani can talk. He can host parties, talk to girls, charm any living being. However, he finds it hard to express himself to the people he cares about the most. When he dies and gets stuck in Limbo, he is given an ultimatum: 'Learn how to "properly" communicate or remain here forever'. Ajani takes on the quest and embarks on a poetic journey of discovery, unlearning and healing.

This edition was published to coincide with the start of the Housemates Returns productions at London's Brixton House Theatre in April 2024.

Author Biography

dkfash is one-half of Initiative.dkf, an award-winning arts platform. Challenging what performance can be, look and feel like through interdisciplinary work across theatre, dance, and festivals. Led by Creative Producer Wofai & Director dkfash. Creators of Melanin Box Festival & Outdoor spectacle Scalped. They're Albany Theatre Artists of Change '21, Eclipse Award Winner '20/21, Tamasha Associate Co. '19/20 and Talawa MAKE: Artists '17.

Tobi King Bakare is an actor and writer, most known for Temple S1+2 (2021, Sky One), Cursed (2020, Netflix), I May Destroy You (2020, BBC1), and the second nine-week West End run of Ryan Calais Cameron's Olivier-nominated play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy (2024, Garrick Theatre). As a writer, he has been in development with Sky Studios for an original eight-part series. He also writes for Lakeside Pictures, The Big House Theatre and Blueprint Arts. Tobi trained part-time at Raaw London and many other theatre companies such as the National Youth Theatre, Open Door etc.