First Performance 24/03/2009
Closing 28/03/2009

4 May 1969 and the battered body of a 38 year old man is pulled from the River Aire. An internal police inquiry follows, revealing how David Oluwale had been the victim of horrific, systematic, police brutality.

Based on Kester Aspden’s award-winning book, Oladipo Agboluaje tell Oluwale’s story, bringing him face to face with the Scotland Yard Detective charged with investigating the case. From the prayers of his Maa’mi in Lagos and the glitter of the Mecca Dance Hall to the vagrant shelters of a city that is trying to recreate itself, this is a story of one man searching for justice and another who just wanted to find home.

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