Paines Plough Theatre Company

A British couple are seized by Somali pirates and, in East London, a Somali taxi-driver makes plans to rescue them. Meeting disbelief with determination and dismissing his wife’s fears, he flies from London to the now unfamiliar world of his homeland to negotiate their release, confronting the family he left behind and the bravado of the defiant men he once called brothers.

A tale of altruism, greed, and the search for how to belong, The Initiate by Alexandra Wood was the winner The Scotsman Fringe First Award in 2014 and is performed by Sidney Cole, Abdul Salis and Sian Reese-Williams.

The performance on Tuesday 16 June is followed by a post-show discussion.

The performance on Sunday 12 July is British Sign Language interpreted.

For ages 14+