An independent nation rises from the rubble of a defeated colonial regime. Amidst new possibilities for freedom, a quixotic young Sudanese woman, Naima, dreams of creating a better future. But her equally headstrong mother, Hafeeza, has other designs – and is hiding secrets of a turbulent past.

Mustafa? What a name. You found a Mustafa on Regent Street. Fabulous.

Bloomsbury. Fitzrovia. Limehouse. Champagne and bricks fly. When a woman conquers her lover, she takes him apart, piece by piece.

I despise him. His smell. The lack of symmetry to his face. How could I be expected to kiss such a face?

An international collective of theatre and film makers, paper tiger strive to create challenging and collaborative work. We aim to explore what it means to make art in the context of war, how the intimate and personal relates to structures of power, and how the city remakes remnants of its pasts.

BURST brings together new writing, archive material, original music and video to tell this story of love, loyalty and conviction.