HOPELESS

LEYLA JOSEPHINE (Scotland)

About

Award-winning poet Leyla Josephine has been staying in bed, refusing to watch the news, eating full Viennettas at 1pm. Hopeless examines suffering through quick-fire poetry and dark comedy. Watch as Leyla tries to find hope in the utterly hopeless.

Reviews, awards, more information

***** (Broadwaybaby.com)

**** 'Hopeless is an exceptional debut from an already brightly burning UK star. Already a force of stage, theatre, and screen, you should race to say “I saw Leyla Josephine first”.’ (Scotsgay.com)

**** (TheWeeReview.com)

**** (ThreeWeeksEdinburgh.com)

Winner of the 2014 Hammer and Tongue UK National Slam, Rally and Broad’s Cultural Commonwealth Slam, The ‘Golden Gun’, and The Loud Poets’ 2017 Grand Slam.