Starring celebrated actors Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Not Your Superwoman, a world premiere production from Emma Dennis-Edwards, directed by Lynette Linton (Shifters), opens at Bush Theatre, London on 6 September (press night 12 September). Due to the huge demand for tickets, two months before opening, the play has already been extended to 1 November.
‘Everything thrown at me I should be able to handle.’
In the aftermath of the death of their matriarch, Joyce and her daughter Erica struggle with what to do next. She was the glue that held everything together, so what now?
Joyce thought she’d set Erica up for a better life, given her everything she never had. But Erica wonders if, despite the therapy, the journalling, the recycling – maybe she is no different from her mum after all. Or her mum’s mum.
Maybe they didn’t break the cycle. Maybe the cycle can never be broken.
Director Lynette Linton said, ‘I’m so thrilled that Golda and Letitia, two actresses I have long admired, have agreed to join me in my last season at the Bush. Both women recognise the importance of new writing and the development of creative talent that happens here. Without new practitioners being given opportunities to break through into the industry, there wouldn’t be Bridgerton or Black Panther, or Avengers. Emma Dennis-Edwards’ beautifully written play will be an incredible opportunity to see two women at the top of their game in a space as intimate as the Bush, and I can’t wait for audiences to meet Emma’s brilliant characters.’
Emma Dennis-Edwards is a writer-performer of Jamaican and Trinidadian heritage. For TV, Emma’s original singleConsent aired on Channel 4 in February 2023, with the Evening Standard hailing it as a searing commentary that couldn’t come at a more opportune moment. Consent was nominated for Broadcast and RTS Awards, with Emma being nominated for Best Writer for Drama at the latter. Emma’s other TV credits include Champion (Candice Carty-Williams’ show for BBC/New Pictures) and Daniel Lawrence Taylor’s Boarders for BBC. Alongside her episodic writing, Emma has original projects in development with The Forge, Studio Lambert, and Big Light. She was part of the BBC Writers Academy with John Yorke and wrote on several long-running dramas for the BBC as part of the scheme. For stage, Emma is currently under commission with Clean Break, Cardboard Citizens, and Pentabus. Her previous plays include Funeral Flowers, which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 and won the Scotsman’s Fringe First Award and the Filipa Bragança award for best female solo performance. It went on to tour venues across London. Her play Bricks was developed on the Old Vic 12 scheme and was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagan Award.
Director Lynette Linton is a writer and BAFTA-nominated director for theatre, TV, and film, and was Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre from 2019 until 2025. Her programming at the Bush centred on ground-breaking debuts from UK and Irish writers and saw four consecutive Olivier Award wins for Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer, Igor Memic’s Old Bridge, Waleed Akhtar’s The P Word and Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini’s Sleepova, plus the West End transfers of both Tyrell Williams’ Red Pitch and Benedict Lombe’s Shifters. In 2023, the Bush was named Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards. Lynette’s screen credits include: My Name is Leon (BBC2; BAFTA Nomination for Emerging Talent: Fiction). At the Bush, she directed Shifters (also Duke of York’s); As We Face The Sun (co-director with Katie Greenall); August in England (co-director with Daniel Bailey); House of Ife, Chiaroscuro. Other theatre credits include Intimate Apparel (Donmar Warehouse); Alterations (National); Barcelona (Duke Of York’s); Clyde’s(Donmar Warehouse); Blues for an Alabama Sky (National; Evening Standard Award and Critics’ Circle Award for Best Director); Sweat (Donmar Warehouse/Gielgud; Black British Theatre Award for Best Director; Evening Standard Award for Best Play; Olivier Award Nomination for Best New Play); Richard II (Globe; co-director with Adjoa Andoh); Assata Taught Me (Gate); Function (National Youth Theatre). Lynette was Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse from 2017 to 2018. She is a co-founder of the production company Black Apron Entertainment.
Golda Rosheuvel is a well-revered British actress best known for her stage work and, more recently, her role as Queen Charlotte in the hit Netflix series Bridgerton. Created by Shonda Rhimes, it is one of the most successful shows Netflix has produced. The limited spin-off series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, chronicling the young queen, also launched to critical and commercial success in 2023. Previously, she starred in the hugely successful sci-fi epic Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve. Other film credits include Lady Macbeth, I Remember You, Coma Girl, and Lava. Her television work includes roles in Silent Witness, A Confession, Luther, and Death in Paradise. A veteran of the stage, Golda has starred in a number of critically acclaimed theatre productions, including Othello, A Christmas Carol, Electra, Carmen Jones (Old Vic); We Will Rock You (Dominion); The Tempest, Julius Caesar, and Anthony and Cleopatra (RSC West End). In 2024, Golda starred in the Pixar animation Orion and the Dark and appeared in the new series Doctor Who. She will next be seen in Bridgerton S4, Colin Tilly’s debut feature film Somewhere in Dreamland, before leading the cast in Sky Original film Grow.
Letitia Wright is an award-winning Guyanese-British actor, producer, writer and director. In 2018, she attained global recognition and critical acclaim for her portrayal of Princess Shuri in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, assuming the titular role in the 2022 sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – the highest grossing female-led superhero film in the history of the United States box office. Along with her company 3.16 Productions and roles in recent art-house projects; the critically acclaimed Ireland-set drama Aisha and her BIFA award-winning turn in The Silent Twins, Wright has cemented her position as one of the industry’s most captivating young artists both in front of and behind the camera. 2025 sees Letitia make her directorial debut with Highway To The Moon, a moving coming-of-age fantasy drama which follows the experiences of young black men whose lives have been abruptly snatched away, before her long-awaited return to the stage in Not Your Superwoman at Bush Theatre. Next year, Wright will make her National Theatre debut in The Story, before returning to the MCU to reprise her role as Black Panther in Avengers: Doomsday. Past credits include: The Convert at Young Vic Theatre, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, Dominic Savage’s I Am, Urban Hymn, Guava Island, Humans, Cucumber, My Brother the Devil, Top Boy and the critically acclaimed sci-fi series Black Mirror, which earned her an Emmy nomination for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie’.
This production is generously supported by Charles Holloway OBE, Eleanor Lloyd Productions, and Eilene Davidson Productions.
Book your tickets here: https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/not-your-superwoman/#book
WRITTEN BY: Nura Arooj
