Misty Tickets

I was buoyed up by Arinzé Kene's innovative, intelligent and energetic play performed in verse, which is thoroughly entertaining. Misty refuses to be categorised; is it slam poetry? Is it rap? Is it a musical? Is it a play? Well that doesn't matter because Arinzé's creativity defies labels. He mischievously uses different techniques to affectionately mock: himself, his critics, and society's stereotyping of black working class lives. Arinzé has so much fun with the show, on many different levels, that it inspired me to write a playful review of Misty in verse.

Bright orange balloons are all the rage this season. Following a fleet of four- and five-star reviews and overwhelming praise from critics and audiences alike, Arinzé Kene’s Misty announces today that it will be extending its run at Trafalgar Studios.

Having caught the acting bug at an early age, Arinzé Kene has long since had theatre running through his veins. However, it was a long and hard road to achieve his own sense of agency and artistic freedom, which is partially what his new, self-penned piece, Misty, is all about.

Following a well-received and critically acclaimed run at the Bush Theatre in Hammersmith and Fulham, Arinzé Kene's Misty is set to transfer to Trafalgar Studios this autumn for a 24-performance run.