All White Everything But Me

Kemi-Bo Jacobs and Alphabetti Theatre present a world premiere of 



All White Everything But Me 



Written & Performed by Kemi-Bo Jacobs 



Tues 14th June - Sat 2nd July 2022 



Performance Time: 7.30pm plus 1:00pm Saturday Matinees 



Running Time: Approx. 75mins  



Age Recommendation: 16+  



Access: Wed 22nd June - Captioned performance, Wed 29th June - Audio described performance and all Saturday matinees will be relaxed performances. 



Content Warning: Contains themes and language that some viewers may find upsetting, for more information please get in touch with Alphabetti Theatre    



"We are all born equal but into inequality, someone maybe said that once or maybe never till now." 



All White Everything But Me, is a one person play inspired by the life of Althea Gibson.  In the 1950s she made history by becoming the first ever black female tennis grandslam winner, overcoming huge racial barriers, winning Wimbledon twice. Upon retiring from tennis, she then went onto to become a professional golfer and actor in Hollywood.



Who decides who is important enough to be immortalised in history?  Why is Althea Gibson part of a forgotten history?  



Kemi-Bo Jacobs is a female, North East based actor who has featured on BBC, ITV and Netflix to name but a few. Most recently she was part of the RSC companys production of The Winters Tale. In 2021, she directed Olivia Hannahs debut production, Braids at Live Theatre, Newcastle & in the same year she was also the recipient of the New Writing North & Channel 4 Screenwriting Award. Her relationship with Alphabetti Theatre started in May 2018, where she had a week long residency through the North East Artist Development Network. From this residency a relationship has flourished with her performing at a Write Faster event in 2019 and being part of Alphabettis online programme in 2021, featuring in Roots Food by By Jaz Craddock-Jones, directed by Tricia Wey (mentored by Chris Sonnex), Performing alongside Cleo Sylvestre.