JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING is coming to the Lyric Hammersmith for a limited run next spring.
The UK premiere of this Tony Award-winning comedy JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING reunites the team behind smash-hit School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play in writer Jocelyn Bioh and director Monique Touko.
The Lyric’s 2026 Season is supported by Mark & Sarah Crosbie.
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‘Are we making money today or what?’
Welcome to Jaja’s! This bustling Harlem braiding salon is where neighbourhood women come to have their greatest hairstyle dreams come true, all in the hands of a lively group of West African immigrant braiders.
Across one hot summers day, these women experience everything in the pressure cooker of the sweltering shop: from demanding customers to secrets and lies, laughter and betrayal. But each of these women has big dreams as well, dreams which increasingly pit them against the city they call home.
Tickets are available for performances from 18 March 2026 – 25 April 2026.
Jocelyn Bioh (Writer), Monique Touko (Director), Gráinne Flynn (Assistant Director).
Paul Wills (Set Designer), Cynthia De La Rosa (Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer), Simisola Majekodunmi (Lighting Designer), Tony Gayle (Sound Designer), Kloé Dean (Movement Director), Julia Horan (Casting Director)
BSL: 7 April 2026
Chilled performance: 8 April 2026
Audio described: 14 April 2026
Captioned: 16 April 2026
