Mehndi Night, Venue 45

MEHNDI is the Muslim equivalent of a hen night, only without the alcopop binges and puke. Fin Kennedy's dramatic poem, written in collaboration with Asian students at the Mulberry School for Girls in London's East End, takes such a crucial social get-together as a starting point from which to explore the multicultural conflicts that can arise when western mores rub up against eastern tradition. It is all seen through the eyes of Ripa, a twentysomething DJ and rapper who eventually comes home for her sister's wedding.