Nine Sixteenths Tickets

Nine Sixteenths London tickets

Journey through '00s nostalgia through the media storm of Janet Jackson's 2004 SuperBowl halftime show with Nine Sixteenths. Playing a strictly limited run at Brixton House, book your official tickets today

What is Nine Sixteenths about?

In 2004, the Super Bowl halftime show sparked global controversy when Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson’s breast for just nine-sixteenths of a second. Despite Jackson’s status as a pop icon, Black role model, and LGBTQ+ ally, the backlash derailed her career, while Timberlake’s flourished, exposing a powerful double standard in media, race, and gender.

Nine Sixteenths examines who controlled the narrative and why Black women are so heavily scrutinised in the public eye. Told in three acts; The Malfunction, The Aftermath, and Reclamation, the show fuses devised theatre, dance, and lip sync with early-2000s pop nostalgia, centering four Black female performers as they reclaim visibility, power, and voice.

Please bear in mind

Nine Sixteenths contains strong language, and references to sexism and racism.

Nine Sixteenths cast

• Paula Varjack
• Pauline Mayers
• Julienne Doko
• Chia Phoenix
• Jacqui Beckford
• Vinessa Brant
• Cherie Gordon

Nine Sixteenths creatives

• Director - Emily Aboud
• Movement Director - Pauline Mayers
• Dramaturgs - Martin Bengtsson and Louise Orwin
• BSL Dramaturg and BSL Integrated Interpreter/Performer - Jacqui Beckford
• BSL Integrated Interpreter/Performer on Video - Cherie Gordon
• BSL Integrated Interpreter/Performer - Vinessa Brant
• Set and Costume Designer - Shahaf Beer
• Lighting Designer - Lucy Adams
• Sound Designer - AJ Turner
• Video Designer - Christopher Harrison