Ripples

“I have a story they don’t want me to tell.”

Finish school, move to the big city, change the world. Life is just getting going.
But then the letter arrives, and the van turns up. And everything stops.
Ripped from his family, he’s about to be deported.
Lost in a world of surveillance and suspicion, one man fights to hold on to who he is and right this wrong.
Based on true events, from debut writer Tafadzwa Muchenje and Stand and Be Counted’s Artistic Director Rosie MacPherson, Ripples is an urgent and electrifying interrogation of Britain’s treatment of migrants and the relentless power of hope. Presented by the UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, Stand and Be Counted, in support of the Lift the Ban campaign.
Age guidance: 14+Running time: 75 minutes Trigger warnings: Themes of emotional and mental impact of the immigration system, frequent reference to acts and consequences of racism, individual and systemic, depictions of dealing with stress and isolation, continued reference to experiences and depictions of hostile environment in action, references to alcohol abuse, depiction of being chased by an immigration van, depiction of being stalked/followed in a shop by security treated with suspicion, followed by group of racists.  

Lighting and Sound

This production may contain:

• Loud noises

• Flashing lights

• Moments of darkness

• Haze effects