Ostan

<p><i>I'd be hunted there for the greed of this nation and they won't even give me a place to hide here... but yes tell me about home why not? How is home?</i> <p/>Rebin an Iraqi-Kurd with no safe passage home has been stuck in the UK immigration system for almost a decade which has given him plenty of time to get into a routine. <p/>Work. The local hand carwash under the nurturing eye of the manager Destan an Iranian-Kurd and the discerning eye of the owner- Shapur a proud Persian. <p/>Play. Online gaming with friend Noah a truck driver and loyal customer of the carwash. Though maybe not so loyal on the virtual battlefield. <p/>Indefinite Leave to Remain. Gorkem: new worker at the carwash and fresh off the boat. A Turkish-Kurd who claims to be the grandson Apo Ocalan - Kurdish 'freedom fighter' and current political prisoner. <p/>When boss Shapur proposes using the struggling business as a front for a human trafficking enterprise by smuggling immigrants into the country in the boots of the carwash client's cars Rebin's routine is about to be shattered. Indefinitely. <p/>This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Park Theatre in September 2024.</p>