Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 9: The After-Party

Based on Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

The After Party takes us back to the press night of Amma's play at the National theatre where all the characters come together via differing routes and the jigsaw comes together.

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Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 1: Amma

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 1: Amma

2020 | 13'36''

Amma's new play, The Last Amazon of Dahomey, opens at The National Theatre.

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 2: Yazz and Dominique

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 2: Yazz and Dominique

2020 | 13'22''

Yazz, Amma's daughter, attends her mother's press night at the National Theatre.

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 3: Carole

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 3: Carole

2020 | 13'25''

Carole, now a successful banker, reminisces on her youth and sees quite how close she was to messing up her life.

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 4: Bummi and Latisha

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 4: Bummi and Latisha

2020 | 13'41''

Carole's mother Bummi reflects on her younger self and how she struggled to accept Carole's white boyfriend ...

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 5: Shirley

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 5: Shirley

2020 | 13'29''

Shirley struggles as a teacher in a deprived London school where she and a fellow staff member Penelope come to logger...

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 6: Winsome and Penelope

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 6: Winsome and Penelope

2020 | 13'21''

We are introduced to the families past and present of Shirley and Penelope.

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 7: Megan/Morgan

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 7: Megan/Morgan

2020 | 13'24''

Megan identifies as gender free and changes her name to Morgan.

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 8: Hattie and Grace

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 8: Hattie and Grace

2020 | 13'30''

The story of Hattie and her mother Grace and how she found herself mistress of Greenfields Farm in Berwick.

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 9: The After-Party

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 9: The After-Party

2020 | 13'33''

The After Party takes us back to the press night of Amma's play at the National theatre where all the characte...

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 10: Epilogue

Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 10: Epilogue

2020 | 13'37''

The Epilogue brings the story full circle and the daughter that Hattie had to give away at birth finds herself on th...
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Girl, Woman, Other | BBC World Service | 2020

World Book Club | Bernardine Evaristo: Girl, Woman, Other

Harriett Gillbert talks to Bernardine Evaristo about her novel Girl, Woman, Other, which offers an unforgettable insight into life in today's multi-cultural Britain.
Girl, Woman, Other | BBC Radio 4 | 2021

This Cultural Life | Bernardine Evaristo

Author Bernardine Evaristo talks to John Wilson about the formative experiences and cultural influences that have had a profound effect on her writing.