2014 Edinburgh Fringe

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Award-winning performers Liza Paul and Bahia Watson are the writers, performers and co-producers of pomme is french for apple. This year they are coming to Edinburgh for their UK debut.

pum (n): short for pum pum. West Indian for a woman's private parts.

pomme is french for apple, a charming two-woman show, is a fresh, funny, irreverent and distinctly West Indian look at womanhood in all its glory: its perils, its pleasures and all manner of madness in between.

A rapid-fire series of vignettes and original music, pomme is french for apple features a dizzying cast of characters from Guyana, London, Toronto, Jamaica, and the too-tight crotch of the pants.

The show features a cavalcade of sketches and songs, embracing an unconventional narrative form. Distinctly West Indian in flavour, the dialogue features a wealth of island patois. The language, settings and scenarios offer a taste of a new world for some audience members, while some will feel right at home with the characters on stage. Whether the stories feel familiar or brand-new, everyone can relate to pomme.

pomme is french for apple offers a fresh perspective on female parts - often from the perspective of the parts in question. Original, witty, and loaded with universal truths, pomme is a fresh concept and loads of fun for everyone.

Bahia Watson is a storyteller and actor who is currently developing her solo show, Phantasm Negress. Her talents include being a psychedelic singer-songwriter, a reasonable graphic designer and a poet, when necessary.

As well as performing and producing, Liza Paul currently works with The Amy Project, an organization dedicated to arts education outreach for girls from underserviced areas of Toronto.

pomme is french for apple is produced by Liza Paul and Bahia Watson, with Kelly Read, producer of the Soulpepper Academy in Toronto and Ravi Jain, multi-award-winning actor, director, producer, educator, arts-activist and Artistic Director of Why Not Theatre.