Ntonga Mwanza

A bold and lyrical portrayal of two brothers from inner-city London and the challenges they face daily, interpreted through dance.

Against the backdrop of the Windrush scandal, a Jamaican mother, Valerie, struggles to keep her relationship with her son Eli intact. Valerie suffers in silence as she battles with the government’s hostile environment tactics. She keeps the threat of deportation a secret, while her psychological state begins to deteriorate and she grapples with the fear of losing her son and the country she calls home.

Layla, a 15-year-old living in Brixton, London, becomes involved with a gang and must set up a boy to be killed.