A woman desires to purify herself to become a virgin of paradise.
Two women have passed on. After experiencing grave punishment, Asmara desires to transform into a Houri, a virgin of paradise. Safia, who had never married, assists her with this endeavour.
Make Me A Houri is a story of two women seeking to defy the external forces governing their bodies. It blends poetry, stylised physicality and unusual anecdotes to explore the relationship between the realms of the sensual and the spiritual, the mystical and the material.
Emina Ashman was a whirlwind of passion, wisdom and elemental emotion.
– Girls on Key
Written by Emina Ashman
Directed by Stephanie Ghajar
Set and Costume Design by Lara Week
Lighting Design by Shane Grant
Stage Management by Jordan Carter
Sound Design by Sidney Millar
Performed by Emina Ashman & Nisha Joseph
Publicity by Eleanor Howlett (Sassy Red PR)
Photographed by Keith Costelo
The Age
some of the performers (…) [Nisha] Joseph, especially – are natural comediennes