Set amongst the vibrant, intense cacophony of North West London,
NW Trilogy
is a collection of three vivid stories, told over one performance, that remember and celebrate people who changed the course of history. The personal is political in these soulful explorations of what it means to be part of one of the most dynamic communities in the world.
First, we reel to a dance hall in 'County Kilburban' in Moira Buffini's
Dance Floor
where the Guinness flows, the music never stops and for homesick Aoife, there's far more at stake than a dance.
In Roy Williams' bittersweet
Life of Riley
, Paulette is on a jourbaney to connect with her estranged father Riley, a reggae musician once part of the influential Trojan Records scene, who can't seem to let go of the past.
And, Suhayla El-Bushra's
Waking/Walking
introduces us to Anjali, a wife, mother and newly arrived migrant following Idi Amin's expulsion of the Asian minority from Uganda, who is torn between not making a fuss and seizing her moment to take a stand as the Grunwick dispute unfolds.
is powerful, funny and epic and shows us how we can change the world from our doorstep.
This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere as
at Kiln Theatre, London, in August 2021.