Pearl Mackie is ‘Baby’ at Brixton House

Doctor Who’s Pearl Mackie stars as Baby in a powerful new play about motherhood, prison, and the fight to survive

Pearl Mackie, the Doctor Who actor who the Doctor’s companion Bill Potts opposite Peter Capaldi, will star in a new one woman play at Brixton House in October. Baby is a new play by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (Behzti, A Kind of People, Marriage Material), directed by Milli Bhatia (Blue Mist, SPEED, seven methods of killing Kylie Jenner). It opens at the London venue at the start of October.

The Doctor Who star says she’s “admired [theatre company] Clean Break and the amazing work they do for a long time, so being cast as Baby means a great deal to me. I am incredibly excited to get stuck into this powerful and pertinent story, which comes at such a vital time when the injustice that mothers face in our prison system is finally getting the attention it deserves. Coming home to Brixton to play this fiercely unique character feels right and makes the experience all the more special.”

Baby

“They name me Baby. Means you’ll never seem old, even when you are. You’ll always bring hope, even when there is none. And you can always pretend you’re wanted, even when you’re not…”

Baby’s bright and beautiful. Baby’s trouble. Baby can do things nobody else can and why not? Britain’s got talent, hasn’t it?

Baby’s had it tough and she wants to keep Bliss. That’s all she wants. But something terrible stands in her way. 

Now Baby has to solve a problem….and you’re part of her solution. Because you’re proper people. You must be, to be reading this. Plus, there’s nobody else she can ask…

Baby is coming…

The play opens with previews on the 8th of October. You can buy tickets now through the Brixton House site.