Crowning Glory brings together the stories of seven women to explore the meaning of identity and beauty in today's world.

This thought-provoking story is sure to make you laugh and cry, and will undoubtedly get you talking after the show.

Somalia Seaton is an actress and writer. She trained at East 15 Acting School on the BA/Hons Contemporary Theatre course. Her debut play Crowning Glory returns to Theatre Royal Stratford East following a sell-out success at last year’s rehearsed reading of the show at the Angelic Tales New Writing Festival. Acting credits include Cure (Underbelly, Edinburgh), Work! (Theatre503), Buried Alive (Rose Theatre, Bankside), Two Thousand and Sex (Team Angelica) and Angie Le Mar’s Ryan Sisters. Directing credits include I Am Green (E15 Acting School and Unicorn Theatre) and Between the Silence (Brockley Jack Theatre). Somalia is founder and Artistic Director of No Ball Games Allowed (NBGA), a forum theatre arts education and community organization, dedicated to inspiring and empowering disaffected young people.