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My mum wasn't always a twat. But sometime after I turned 10, everything changed. She stopped taking me shopping. She regularly forgot my birthday. And she thought she could heal people.

One girl’s funny and honest account of losing her mum to a cult.

Susan Wokoma performs in this teen-spirited and gangsta-rap-fuelled survival guide to growing up with an actual twat as a mum.

Written by Anoushka Warden, directed by Debbie Hannan and music by The Last Skeptik, this version was produced by Fight in the Dog and Showroom Productions for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.

My Mum’s a Twat premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2018. It was produced by Royal Court and Amy Powell Yeates.

Photograph by Alisa Connan, Camera Press London.

©2019 Anoushka Warden (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny Comedy England Royalty

Critic reviews

“An ultimately joyous testament to teenage resilience.... Warden’s voice bursts with youthful élan.” (Time Out)

“Wickedly funny.... Warden writes excellently.” (The Guardian)

“Raw and enjoyable...an effervescent monologue about growing up.” (Evening Standard)
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Bittersweet, Fun, & Phenomenally Performed!

This really tickled a sweet spot between catharsis and being triggered. Sadly, I can relate, only the cult my parents dedicated themselves to, neglecting me, was being Yuppies and Tory twats.

Wokoma's performance is transcendent!

Wonderfully Written, Spectacularly Performed

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The story is funny, saddening, interesting, angering and all sorts! I like the fact it was short and punchy and could be listened to in one sitting. The writer’s style of writing is hilarious and it is narrated perfectly!

Enjoyed this from start to finish

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I enjoyed the story line, good presentation on the story telling. I like the voice as well

humour

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So sad that this actually goes on and people choose these lifestyles over their families

Amazing story

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Not all parents were meant to be parents. Some are useless from the beginning or something makes them give up. Whether your mother joined a cult and decided to give up parenting or your parent was just rubbish, you’ll feel the pain.

When children know better…

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