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Book SynopsisSet 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 Kilburn' 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 journey 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 an
Trade ReviewThese three short plays each address the lives of immigrants and their families in and around Kilburn in the Sixties and Seventies. Do you need to be a northwest Londoner to be drawn into them? Happily the playwrights Moira Buffini, Roy Williams and Suhayla El-Bushra pull off the tremendous feat of telling local stories with universal resonance. * The Times *
NW Trilogy is powerful in its storytelling and unified in its spirit, giving us a melting-pot Brent with emotional depth beneath the humour. * Guardian *
Two are absolute diamonds, perfection evocations of life and love; one is a fascinating exploration of a famous historical event. All are absolutely engrossing. * WhatsOnStage *
Warm-hearted anthology of short plays celebrates diverse stories from London’s recent past * The Stage *
