Jadu (A Riverside R&D Sharing)

JADU: Written and performed by Nehmat Singh, directed by Hasena Bibi.

Meet Parisa -

Actually.

You already know Parisa.

You’ve probably met a 1000 Parisa’s.

She’s the weird friend you went to uni with that never ”progressed” like the rest of you.

She’s the single friend you say you’ll set up with your boyfriend’s best mate Rup but you never do.

She’s the fun and crazy friend you go for a drink with but its never just the one drink is it?

Oh yes.

She’s the weird, single, fun and crazy friend your boyfriend said he never really “warmed” to.

But lets be real.

Your boyfriend is a douche.

She’s your favourite friend.

Meet Parisa – bright, funny, chaotic but somehow she can’t find a boyfriend. Fed up of online dating, she speaks to as many people to help her including conversations with her God fearing aunt Karma Massi, an app called Chatterjee GPT, lovely Rekha the Rekhi lady and Dev the Indian Pundit (pronounced Dave).

But what if the reason she can’t find love isn’t bad luck but a curse?

JADU meaning magic is a story about a woman finally allowed to see who she really is.

Recommended for 18+ only.

CAST AND CREATIVES

Nehmat Singh

Nehmat is a Glaswegian writer and actor. She likes to write about British Asian identity and other Deep Dark Secrets of the Diaspora.

She co-wrote and played Jaz in Spectrums of British Indian Identity (OnDemand, New Writing, Edinburgh Fringe 2024) and hosts a monthly radio show I Don’t Need You To Like Me I Just Need You to Listen (Voices Radio, London). She has performed improv and stand up comedy (Glasgow Sketch Comedy) as well as spoken word. She lives in London and also works as a doctor.

Hasena Bibi

Hasena Bibi is a Zurich and London based theatre maker with a passion for stories that mirror our changing social and cultural landscape.

Recent theatre credits include Richard Toye’s True Spirit Pathway (Edinburgh FringeFestival, Golden Goose Theatre), Emma Kelly’s No Way Out and Love and Empty Spaces and various Improv shows (Miller Studio, Zurich)

She was previously an ensemble player for The Acting Company, Morley College London (2007-2015) and trained at The City Lit, London. As a performer, she has appeared on stage at The Young Vic, Brixton House, Network theatre and The London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies