“I had that dream again. Drowning and gasping but I’m trying not to think about it.”
Malachi’s been looking forward to a fresh start at uni for months. He’s settling in, he’s got a stack of books to read and he’s met someone new - Kojo, a musician with a megawatt smile, who’s basically perfect.
But something doesn’t feel right. He keeps having the same nightmare - sinking, crushed by the weight of the ocean - and it’s getting worse… A beast grows in the water, hungry, relentless, hunting him but always just out of sight. As the boundaries between nightmare and reality fracture, Malachi must fight harder than ever to stay afloat.
Dreaming and Drowning is an intimate and visceral deep-dive into the boundless mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. This electrifying world premiere of the Mustapha Matura Award-winning play is written and directed by Kwame Owusu and produced by WoLab (For a Palestinian).
WINNER Mustapha Matura Award 2022 WINNER RSC 37 Plays Competition SHORTLISTED Alfred Fagon Award 2022
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60m (no interval)
November 29th, 2023
December 23rd, 2023
Plays
Bush Theatre
14+
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