Montel Douglas directs David Alade, Joe Deighton Adam Seridji and Joshua-Alexander Williams in his award-winning debut play One Way Out – a whip smart coming of age story exploring friendship, identity and belonging, seen through the lens of young British Caribbeans’ experience of the Windrush scandal.
Best friends Devonte, Paul, Tunde, and Salim are about to finish college. As life pulls them in different directions, an earth-shattering event forces these friends to confront the harsh realities of the world around them.
Set today in a rapidly changing South London, where youth clubs are vanishing and gentrification threatens to erase entire communities, One Way Out is a powerful and energetic no holds barred look at cross-cultural friendships navigating an uncertain future under the hostile environment.
The play has been updated since it was originally staged in 2023, to echo concerns that exist today with government rhetoric and policies that could disproportionately affect migrant communities and lead to injustices like the Windrush scandal.
Brixton House, 385 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8GL from Wednesday 18 JUN to Saturday 5 JUL 2025, 2.45pm & 7.45pm .
Booking and full details: www.brixtonhouse.co.uk
