Shuck n Jive [Paperback]

Opera singer Simone very quickly discovers that London is not the BNP-free utopia she'd always dreamed of. Meanwhile, actress Cassi battles it out for the illustrious roles of 'Sassy Friend', 'Spunky Slave' and 'Third Crack Whore From The Left' at every audition.

Desperate to be seen as they are, not as the colour of their skin, they decide to take control and write their own story.

With songs and searing honesty,Shuck 'n' Jiveis the laugh-out-loud story of two friends trying to break out of racist typecasting and create a story for themselves.

Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepongis an actress, singer and theatre-maker. She trained at the Royal Academy of Music, having previously studied Music at the University of York, and made her West End debut in Caroline, or Change.

Simone Ibbett-Brownis a theatre-maker, performer and Joint Artistic Director of HERA. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, having studied Music at the University of York, and was part of the Olivier Award-winning ensemble of English National Opera's Porgy and Bess.