"De Botty Business" is about a man who panics when he is faced with the possibility of being tested for prostate cancer. He turns to his friends and family for support, who offer him all sorts of advice - some more helpful than others!

The play is a humorous take on the cultural myths, fears and taboos surrounding prostate cancer in African-Caribbean communities. African Caribbean men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than white men. Despite this, men from these communities are less likely to get the targeted help and support they need.

Date - Wednesday 5th March 2008, 7.45pm

Where - Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ

Tickets cost just £12.00 and can be bought online at www.hackneyempire.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 020 8985 2424.

All proceeds go to The Prostate Cancer Charity.

Regional Tour

The play will then go on a regional tour of African Caribbean community centres during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (10th-16th March 2008), where there will be both matinee and evening performances of the show. Tickets will be free of charge on a first come first served basis.
Details of the regional tour are as follows:

Monday 10 March 2008 - BRISTOL
Kuumba (Arts & Community Resource) Limited, 20-23 Hepburn Road, St Paul’s, Bristol, BS2 8UD
Performances at 2.00pm and 7.00pm

Tuesday 11 March 2008 - BIRMINGHAM
Afro Caribbean Millennium Centre, 339 Dudley Road, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 4HB
Performances at 2.00pm and 7.00pm

Wednesday 12 March 2008 – WEST BROMWICH
West Bromwich African Caribbean Resource Centre, Thomas Street, West Bromwich, B70 6LY
Performances at 1.15pm and 7.00pm

Thursday 13 March 2008 - LEEDS
The Austin Burke Memorial Centre, 192 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, LS7 4HZ
Performances at 2.00pm and 7.00pm

Friday 14 March 2008 - LIVERPOOL
Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, 4 Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 1TH
Performances at 2.00pm and 7.00pm