Blis-ta by Sonya Hale by Clean Break

Kat and Cherry meet on the streets. Kat is wily, funny, and fierce; Cherry is a lost dreamer. Blis-ta is the story of their adventures to survive as homeless girls and the transformative power of friendship.

Written by the late Sonya Hale, who was a Clean Break Member, it is a visceral, bold and startling audio drama about hidden homelessness and the lengths women go to for survival.

A wild celebration of resilience, it will spin you through a mesh of joy, chaos and beauty.

Content warnings: This play contains strong language, and depictions of violence, rape and abuse. If you would like any further information on the content of the play please contact Clean Break at general@cleanbreak.org.uk.

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Written by Sonya Hale
Directed by Róisín McBrinn
Performed by Ambreen Razia and Ria Zmitrowicz
Composition and Sound Design by Helen Skiera
Produced by Mimi Findlay
Dramaturgy by Gillian Greer

Our thanks to Dominic Bilkey, Suzanne Diakun, Bertie Carvel, Holly Conneely, Jessica Dromgoole, Sarah Fortescue, Abigail Gonda, Sarah Kenny, Jeremy Mortimer, Lucy Morrison, Rufus Norris, the National Theatre and Elisha Sessions.

Supported by Arts Council England, Jerwood Arts, The Bromley Trust, The Orseis Trust and The McGrath Charitable Trust.