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We had a chat with Jennifer H. the Lighting Designer for ARAWELO at the London Somali Week Festival (the Broadway Theatre, Barking and the Rich Mix). She talks about how she got involved with the production, what she thinks of the story of Queen Arawelo and whether Arawelo’s story still has any relevance in today’s society. Tell us a little bit about you? So my name is Jennifer, I’m 25, and I’m the lighting designer for the show. I’m also a doctoral student at Oxford where I

29th October 2018 By Damilola Gbinigie Underground Stories A baby has 9 months gestation before it’s ready to face the world and in the case of ARAWELO this baby has certainly been longer in the making.  This can only mean that ARAWELO is long over-due, matured, resilient and more than ready to take on the world on arrival.  Way back in September 2017 when Demi Wilson-Smith, Shukri Ibrahim and Poppy Clifford put their heads together in creating a play based on the ancient st