Makanaka Tuwe takes a look at seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Silo Theatre’s latest offering about the nature of friendship, colourism and cultural appropriation.

Moving between real life and the virtual timeline, Black British playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones’ seven methods of killing kylie jenner (smokkj) transports audiences to the Twittersphere and Cleo’s bedroom to witness a witty and honest dialogue that explores friendship, Queerness, cultural appropriation and the online world. What begins as a Twitter thread expressing the desire to kill Kylie Jenner soon reveals itself to be a desire to recentre the humanity of Black women. Staged in Aotearoa by Silo Theatre, the play explores the fluidity between the virtual space and IRL (in real life), highlighting the blurred lines between online and IRL identities.

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