• Venue Bush Theatre, London
  • Performance dates 21 January 2027 - 27 February 2027
  • Offer: Save up to 33% Valid select performances  from 26 Jan 2027 to 27 Feb 2027 . Book by 13 Sep

Book tickets now for Ripples, an urgent interrogation of Britain’s treatment of migrants, at Bush Theatre from 21 January to 27 February 2027.

Ripples in London

Debuting at Bush Theatre is new play Ripples, from playwright Tafadzwa Muchenje and Stand and Be Counted’s Artistic Director Rosie MacPherson.

Based on true events, Ripples is an urgent and electrifying interrogation of Britain’s treatment of migrants and the relentless power of hope. The story follows one man’s fight to hold on to who he is in a world of surveillance and suspicion.

Ripples plays at Bush Theatre for a strictly limited season from 21 January to 27 February 2027.

Book Ripples tickets

Book your tickets now for this riveting debut from Tafadzwa Muchenje, already generating plenty of buzz. You won’t want to miss it.

“I have a story they don’t want me to tell.” Finish school, move to the big city, change the world. Life is just getting going. But then the letter arrives, and the van turns up. And everything stops. Ripped from his family, he’s about to be deported. Lost in a world of surveillance and suspicion, one man fights to hold on to who he is and right this wrong.

Performance Information

Tickets by Month
Jan 2027
Feb 2027

Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Ripples?

  • Co-Writer & Performer: Tafadzwa Muchenje

Who are the creative team of Ripples?

  • Co-Writer & Performer: Tafadzwa Muchenje
  • Co-Writer & Director: Rosie MacPherson
  • Composer & Sound Designer: Lee Affen
  • Technical Director: Tom Robbins
  • Movement Director: Zoe Katsilerou
  • Video Designer: Matt Powell
  • Lighting Designer: Charly Dunford
  • Technical Stage Manager: Joe Bunce

Important Notes

Access performances
  • Chilled Performance: Wednesday 3 February, 8pm
  • Captioned: Wednesday 10 February, 8pm
  • Audio Described: Wednesday 17 February, 8pm

Venue Information

Bush Theatre , 7 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8LJ

Nearest Tube or Train: Shepherd’s Bush (Central Line); Shepherd’s Bush Market (Hammersmith & City Line)

Nearest Buses: 31, 49, 207, 237, 260, 607, C1, 148, 72, 94, 95, 220, 272, 283, 295, N207, 207, 427, 607

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Ripples is playing at the Bush Theatre in London
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