★★★★ “Life frequently gave them lemons but goddam Johnson’s got the juice” – The Stage 18 best shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Falling in love was sweet like sugar until the taste turned bitter. Caught between Simmi who wants it bad but ain’t a lesbian, and Token Toni who loves a bitta bashment and only dates black and brown womxn – Mika can’t seem to catch a break.
Fresh from a smash-hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe, original beats collide with poetry, movement and storytelling in Mika Onyx Johnson’s ★★★★★ debut play. Don’t miss this ‘dynamic, witty and moving’ (The Scotsman) exploration of sexuality, gender and self discovery.
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Mika Onyx Johnson is an actor, writer and performance artist from Nottingham now based in London. Select credits include, as an actor: Michael X (Almedia), Screw (Channel 4/STV Studios), Reflection (BBC), The Girlfriend Experience (STARZ), Cyrano de Bergerac (Jamie Lloyd Company/West End) & as a writer: My White Best Friend (Bunker).
Pink Lemonade is Mika’s debut play. It is also in development for TV with Balloon Entertainment and the BBC.
The Queer House is an artists’ agency and producing house for LGBTIQ+ actors, writers and makers and are an associate company at the Gate Theatre and HighTide.
The Queer House debut double bill of shows premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the HighTide/Assembly Disruption Festival 2019 and were included in the Guardian top picks and the Stage 18 best shows of the fringe. Their successful GET IN THE HOUSE scratch event has been at the Bush, the Yard and Omnibus Theatre.
Select credits for The Queer House artists include: The Nevers (HBO), Living Newspaper (Royal Court), Overflow (Bush Theatre), Cyrano de Bergerac (West End), I May Destroy You (BBC/HBO), HANNA (Amazon Prime), Gangs of London (Sky), I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole! (Complicité), Parakeet (Boundless), Malory Towers (Wise Children), The Feed (Amazon Prime).
