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Runner Girl

28 October
7:30pm

About the show

Runner Girl returns for a one night only special at Theatre Peckham after a sold-out run at Lion and Unicorn Theatre as part of Camden Fringe Festival 2025. Join us in experiencing more poetry and spoken word, more movement, and more music before the piece goes into further music and movement development for 2026.

Anu has just arrived back home from uni and is navigating a world of buried feelings that rise to the surface after one terrifying encounter with a stranger. Runner Girl is a raw and relentless rhythmic story of a young woman who misses her Mum, a young woman whose been running from young, in more ways than one – but in this case, her routinely jog takes a terrifying turn triggering long-buried wounds she’s fought hard to keep hidden. This is a piece full of poems and prayers, rhymes and rhythms, and music and movement, following Anu on a path she was determined to not travel: visiting love lost, old wounds opened, and new truths given space to unfold.
Running Time: 75 mins
Age Recommendation:    14+
Content Information: Strong language and references to sexual assault, sexual harassment and suicidal thoughts.
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Creatives

Korede Ilori – Yorùbá Consultant and Voiceover

Caleb Obediah – Voiceover

Francis-Xavier Ssuna – Djembe (recorded)

Sèverine Howell-Meri- Voiceover

Photo credit: Tanasha Chege

Poster credit: Sèverine Howell-Meri

 

 

Meet the Cast

  • Lara Grace Ilori -
    Lara Grace Ilori

Meet the Creatives

  • Lara Grace Ilori - Creator, Writer and Performer
    Lara Grace Ilori
    Creator, Writer and Performer
  • Selina Jones - Movement Director
    Selina Jones
    Movement Director
  • Iman Muhammad - Sound Designer
    Iman Muhammad
    Sound Designer
  • Dela Ruth Hini - Producer
    Dela Ruth Hini
    Producer
  • Sèverine Howell-Meri - Marketing Manager
    Sèverine Howell-Meri
    Marketing Manager

Reviews

  • Camden Fringe Festival at Lion and Unicorn Theatre - audience reviews

    "It's really cool to see a piece of theatre bring together different art forms/ ways of
    storytelling".

  • "Innovative, engaging, necessary".

  • "Lara's honest portrayal of mental health and the healing journey was powerful and thought provoking".

  • "As far as debut plays go, this was incredibly strong".

  • "Electric performance by Lara, I couldn't take my eyes off of her".

  • "Part way through I was like "oh I wonder where I can get the playtext & that's something I
    only think of when I really like a show and want to study it. It was damn good".

  • "This wasn't just a performance - it was a raw, moving message that left me inspired to
    reflect on my own healing".

  • "I am completely rocked by it".

  • "I would recommend this show to teenagers and older adults. People dealing with mental
    health".

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