Ruka – Swahili: Leap / Hindi: Stop
Riya and her Mum live an ordinary life in Leicester, until one day Riya’s computer game suddenly leaps to life! As the game plays on, Riya discovers her Mum’s past was not as simple as she always thought.
Fun for all the family, Ruka is a fast and furious way to explore and learn the history of Ugandan Asians coming to Leicester.
Age recommendation: 6+
Please note performances of Ruka contains flashing lights and strobe lighting, loud bangs, live cooking, and mention of death.
Finding Home marks the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus. In August 1972, Ugandan President Idi Amin ordered the country’s Indian and Pakistani communities to leave within 90 days. Many of the displaced were British citizens and, as a result, around 27,000 people emigrated to the UK, with thousands settling in Leicester.
Finding Home features three new short plays by local writers whose families arrived in the UK from Uganda. To find out more about writers Ashok Patel and Dilan Raithatha’s plays Ninety Days and Call Me By My Name, click here.
