Director : Theatre & Film |🎙Host @Lio20s | 📸: On Insta more @jessmensah
London, England
Joined January 2013
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Re-imagined YERMA set in Ghana, Directed by Me 💫 Set Design by Raffi Philcox & Peijia lou, Lighting by @alexforey, @WimbledonUAL @LyricHammer
#Ghana #Director #Writer #Set #Lighting #evolutionfestival
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So I met this cute guy in a wheelchair tonight.
He approached me and said hi at Farringdon Station. His train was right there so I didn't want him to miss it
But now I wished I asked for his IG because he seemed interested.
So please share this and maybe we can connect?
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First @heatha_a in “Shifters” & now Francesca in “Romeo & Juliet”! Love watching the cast of the Lyric Hammersmith’s “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” last year go on to do even more wonderful things on stage this year! Hoping this continues! 🤎
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This cast 😍🔥 So excited to have these beautifully talented actors perform my play Best Fit! Directed by Dubheasa Lanipekun
🗓️ 3 & 4 May @TheatrePeckham
🎟️ theatrepeckham.co.uk/show/be…
Get your tickets and come through!
Cast announcement for Best Fit 📢
Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi as Gladys
Lorraine Adeyefa as Sade
Sara Mokonen as Violet
Best Fit runs on 3 & 4 May as part of #PeckhamFringe24 🎟️ Book your tickets now: theatrepeckham.co.uk/show/be…
My babes 🥺 Keep going Nella ❤️
Awwwwww it’s actually kinda sad that Nella is talking herself through this saying ‘you’ve been through worse’ 🥺😢 #ImACeleb
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📢Not long to go until our Directors' Season begins!
⭐️Kiln’s Monthly Masterclasses are back on 4th September, starting with 'Director/Sound Designer Relationship' hosted by Dan Balfour & @taioreneelawson.
🎟️Register your interest here: forms.office.com/e/GqRQpUsBV…
ALT Dan Balfour and Taio Lawson. Director and Sound Designer relationship. 4 September, 2-5pm.
ALT Amit Sharma. Incorporating creative access into your artistic practise. 18 October, 2-5pm
ALT Jessica Mensah. Step up as an assistant director. 22 November, 2-5pm.
ALT Tian Brown-Sampson. TBC. 2 December, 2-5pm.
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Not long to go until November's Masterclass with @ItsJessMeXx, 'Step up as an Assistant Director' on 22 Nov, 2-5pm. Jessica is currently working on Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
✏️ Register for Jessica's workshop here: bit.ly/KILN_NOV_MM
📢Not long to go until our Directors' Season begins!
⭐️Kiln’s Monthly Masterclasses are back on 4th September, starting with 'Director/Sound Designer Relationship' hosted by Dan Balfour & @taioreneelawson.
🎟️Register your interest here: forms.office.com/e/GqRQpUsBV…
ALT Dan Balfour and Taio Lawson. Director and Sound Designer relationship. 4 September, 2-5pm.
ALT Amit Sharma. Incorporating creative access into your artistic practise. 18 October, 2-5pm
ALT Jessica Mensah. Step up as an assistant director. 22 November, 2-5pm.
ALT Tian Brown-Sampson. TBC. 2 December, 2-5pm.
Jessica Mensah 🇬🇭 retweeted
@HazelHolder | Voice & Dialect Coach
Cáit Canavan | Costume Supervisor @MarcusHallProps | Props Supervisor @ItsJessMeXx | Kiln-Mackintosh Resident Assistant Director
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@iramsio | Associate Movement Director
Kev McCurdy | Fight Director
@IsobelPellow | Costume Supervisor
Alice Hardy | Wigs, Hair, and Make-up Supervisor @ItsJessMeXx | Kiln-Mackintosh Resident Assistant Director
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It's the Mlima's Tale press night!
@Lynnbrooklyn's powerful story of the ivory trade officially opens tonight 🐘
📸@brennersphotos
ALT Production photo of Ira Mandela Siobhan, kneeling and looking at the palm of his hand.
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We're shining a spotlight on some the fabulous creatives working on Mlima's Tale 💡
You can see their work in action in just two weeks, with performances starting 14 September ⏰
📸@MirandaCromwell @shelleymaxwell_ @femitone @ItsJessMeXx photographed by @BrennersPhotos
ALT Photo of Miranda Cromwell in rehearsals for Mlima's Tale
ALT Photo of Shelley Maxwell in rehearsals for Mlima's Tale
ALT Photo of Femi Temowo in rehearsals for Mlima's Tale
ALT Photo of Jessica Mensah in rehearsals for Mlima's Tale
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Designer: Soutra Gilmour
Lighting Designer: Jack Knowles
Sound Designer: Tony Gayle
Musical Director: @SeanGreenMusic
Orchestrator: Lux Pyramid
Casting Director: @horancasting
Associate Director: @meowwzer
Kiln-Mackintosh Resident Assistant Director: @ItsJessMeXx
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School Girls or The African Mean Girls Play is at The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith from 8th June - 15th July. Laugh-out-loud funny and a celebration of Black joy, the setting is relatable to the experiences of millions of teenagers all over the world. Written by Jocelyn Bioh. Directed by Monique Touko. Tickets lyric.co.uk/shows/school-gir…
#SchoolGirlsLyric @TaraTijani @heatha_a @mons_about @BolaAkejuu @Jjbioh @JadeOdunjo
@ItsJessMeXx @LyricHammer @annashafffer #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #femalewriters #plays #whatson
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Happy first day of school to the cast and creative team of #SchoolGirlsLyric
Meet the full cast 👇
🌸 Alison A Addo
🌸 Heather Agyepong
🌸 Bola Akeju
🌸 Deborah Alli
🌸 Francesca Amewudah-Rivers
🌸 Jadesola Odunjo
🌸 Anna Shaffer
🌸 Tara Tijani
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✨ RESIDENT ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT!
❄️ We've invited three lucky artists to cozy up for week-long residencies in our space during the colder months.
Starting with Priscilla Krahn, who will be developing her new play Best Fit, exploring beauty standards & its ties to social media.
I SAID YES 💍in PARIS🇫🇷04.12.22
Ghana Meets Nigeria 🇬🇭🇳🇬
#Meettheobawoles #Engagement #Paris #Love #beautiful #Blacklove #Ghana #Nigeria #Blossoms
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Jessica Mensah (@ItsJessMeXx) is to join the @KilnTheatre in the new resident assistant director role bit.ly/3XhrYsS
ALT Jessica Mensah in front of the red KILN theatre sign, smiling at the camera
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Congrats @ItsJessMeXx!! 🥳🥳👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
SO excited to share that Jessica Mensah (@ItsJessMeXx) has joined the team as our #KilnMackintoshResidentAssistantDirector,working as Assistant Director across upcoming productions (incl. #TheWifeOfWillesden) & supporting the #CreativeEngagement programme. Exciting times ahead!🥳
Jessica Mensah 🇬🇭 retweeted
SO excited to share that Jessica Mensah (@ItsJessMeXx) has joined the team as our #KilnMackintoshResidentAssistantDirector,working as Assistant Director across upcoming productions (incl. #TheWifeOfWillesden) & supporting the #CreativeEngagement programme. Exciting times ahead!🥳