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"My name is Karen. I'm eight and half years old and I hate myself already." A true story. 1915. The Armenian Genocide. Families are marched across the Syrian desert to their death. Those who survive are scattered around the world. 1974. An Armenian family fleeing a civil war, arrive in the UK with £35, a suitcase and the address of a relative. 1976. One careless mistake. Nine months and one near fatal C-section later, Karen Mary Bedrossian is born into a perfectly fine life and grows up in a perfectly fine house in Richmond, Surrey. But inside her lies a secret deep, dark pain that rips her to shreds on a daily basis. By eighteen, she's homeless, penniless, and her only friends are a couple of heroin addicts and criminals. The solution? Start again. Become a famous pop star. Then everyone would love and admire her and she'd be whole. Wouldn't she?

Cast/Performers

Karine Bedrossian

Creatives/Company

Author: Karine Bedrossian
Presented by: Where's Betty Productions (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Anastasia Bunce
Design(s): Mim Houghton, Alex Powell (video)
Lighting: Abraham Walking Lea
Sound: Andy Wright