Insane Asylum Seekers

Insane Asylum Seekers is an award-winning play making its world premiere at the Bush Theatre. This moving and humorous story explores the British-Iraqi refugee experience through a multi-generational lens, spanning 100 years and shifting seamlessly between the past and the present.

The play centers on 27-year-old Laith, who struggles to keep long-held secrets while navigating his parents' unpredictable behavior. As he balances his own life with the weight of his family's history, the show asks whether the past ever truly ends. Directed by Emily Ling Williams, this production offers a poignant look at identity and heritage.