OUTLIER 

Currently tour booking for Spring 2025. Get in touch using the contact page for a promoter pack and documentation.

Written by Malaika Kegode and performed by Malaika and Bristol based rock band Jakabol, Outlier a co-production with Bristol Old Vic directed by Jenny Davies. Outlier debuted in June 2021 Bristol Old Vic’s Main house, followed by a second two week run in September 2022 and a rural touring and studio pilot with Doorstep Arts and Barbican Theatre, Plymouth.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Stark, touching, witty... it is nothing short of brilliant"
StageTalk

★ ★ ★ ★
Holds the audience close 
The Stage

★ ★ ★ ★
Superb drama
The Guardian

a blisteringly honest account of growing up around nothingness and everything.
Bristol 24/7

raw, tender and funny
Wheelie Stagey

Outlier is a gig-theatre show, combining storytelling and live music to share a story of lived experience about growing up in rural Britain today. Told with original music by Bristol-based rock band Jakabol, and projected animations by Christopher Harrisson, Outlier explores the impact of isolation, addiction and friendship on young people in the often forgotten places. The show is directed by Jenny Davies, designed by Rebecca Wood with animation and projection by Christopher Harrisson and lighting design by Joe Price.

The 2021 Outlier process from rehearsals through to show was supported by Artist Well-being pracitioner Lou Platt of Artist Wellbeing who provided emotional and psychological support through group and 1:1 sessions, to the entire cast and crew.