LEAVE TO REMAIN

Leave to Remain was a brand new musical, directed by Robby Graham for the Lyric Hammersmith in 2019.

It is a modern love story with music by Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke .

Written by Matt Jones and Kele Okereke, Obi (Tyrone Huntley) and Alex (Billy Cullum) are a young gay couple leading busy London lives. When Alex’s visa comes into question, their relationship takes a turn. Marriage is an option, but the timing isn’t perfect, and it means confronting their families and their pasts. Told through a mix of music, movement and drama, Leave to Remain is a tender portrait of love in the face of an uncertain future, featuring original new songs by Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke performed by the cast.

Photo by Helen Maybanks

white man daces with his arms in the air in front of two vertical strips of light on a blue background
dancer dressed in a red shirt speaks to the audience. other dancers move in a circle behind him. the stage is dark with red vertical strip lights
five dancers place their hands on a dancer crouched in the middle of them
a group of 4 male performers are sat talking on a purple sofa. a black male in an orange shirt addresses the audience
3 dancers are silhouetted against a side light. they face a black man sat on the floor on a red blazer
a group of 5 performers are pushing away a white man on a blue stage
2 performers stand in front of a window. a white male is stood behind a black man speaking something into his ear
a group of people sit around a dinner table facing a black man dressed in a red blazer
a group sit around a dinner table in a spotlight reaching their glasses towards a white man opening a wine bottle
5 men sit in a semi circle all leaning off their chairs
a dancer sits on the end of a sofa bed looking at the audience. another dancer sits on the other side looking at him
two dancers in a contact duet on stage with other dancers stood staring into the audience behind them
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