Ripples

Ripples is a production staged at the Bush Theatre in west London, billed as stand-up and comedy and based on true events. It follows a man whose plans are overturned when he faces deportation.

The story follows a young man whose plans for school, a move to the city and a new life are interrupted when a letter arrives and a van comes to collect him. Torn from his family and facing removal from the country, he finds himself in a world of surveillance and suspicion, where he tries to keep hold of his identity and to put right what has happened to him.

The writing is by debut writer Tafadzwa Muchenje and Rosie MacPherson, who is also Artistic Director of Stand and Be Counted. The company, which holds sanctuary status as the first of its kind in Britain, is backing the Lift the Ban campaign with this production, which examines how migrants are treated in Britain and the endurance of hope.

The Bush Theatre is on Uxbridge Road in west London, and the production is staged there as a theatre performance for audiences visiting the venue.