UNMUTE Ep. 1: Afshan D’souza Lodhi - writer, performer and poet HACK Theatre presents UNMUTE

When HACK Theatre met Afshan D'souza-Lodhi, acclaimed writer, performer and poet.  

Meet Afshan, a writer of plays, prose, performance pieces and passive aggressive tweets. Born in Dubai of Indian/Pakistani parentage and currently based in Manchester, Afshan reflects on her experiences of lockdown, as well sharing her concerns on how digital poverty risks excluding marginalised voices in this new hyper-connected world.   From running DIY performance nights, to daydreaming of being courted by handwritten love letters, Afshan shares some of her top tips for dealing with screen fatigue, and how to find new ways of being creative during lockdown.  



This interview is followed by a blistering adaptation of Dean Atta's influential poem 'I Come From'.  



Also available in fully captioned video format from https://www.hacktheatre.co.uk/unmute  



Supported by Arts Council England as part of the Emergency Response Fund.  



[ This video was recorded in June 2020, prior to the launch of Afshan's poetry collection, re:desire. ]