We’re taking you back to the mid-2000s.

A rundown council flat in Hackney is the home of Blaze FM, a frantic pirate radio station playing Jungle and Grime to keen listeners. Illegally.

Hughbert and the Shut Down Crew are here to tell you about Blaze FM being the heart and soul of raw new music, as well as it being a hub bringing real news to the community. But with the constant signal cuts by DTI and threats from the authorities, there’s more at stake than the station’s existence.

Can Blaze FM survive?

Can Hughbert keep his secret from those closest to him?

How far can your expressions of freedom go before you become a target of the state?

Follow the squad as they try to break the cycle while pioneering new music as a voice to the madness outside.

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★★★★ ‘Impassioned rallying cry’ The Stage

★★★★ ‘A play that pulsates with life… a celebration of artistic expression and the power of community’ Afridiziak

★★★★ ‘A must see blend of music and theatre’ A Young(ish) Perspective

★★★★ ‘Tells a vital story of 21st centur Britain’ Mind the Blog

★★★★ ‘The music [is] outrageously good’ All That Dazzles

★★★★ ‘Dynamic and moving piece of gig theatre’ London Theatre 1

★★★★ ‘Absolutely badass’ Always Time for Theatre

★★★★1/2 ‘Stand-out performances’ The Reviews Hub

Creative Team
Director – Maggie Norris
Writer – James Meteyard
Writer and Composer – Jammz
Musical Director – Shemzy
Producer – Nassy Konan
Designer – Tina Torbey
Video Designer – Mic Pool
Lighting Designer – Alex Forey
Costume Designer – Lambdog1066
Production Manager – Sayeedah Supersad
Sound Designer – Jack Baxter
Stage Manager – Stacey Nurse
Associate Director – Christopher Neels
Set Design Associate – Pauline McGrath

Cast
Jason – Alexander Lobo Moreno
Hughbert – Andrew Brown
Aisha – Anais Lone
Pritstick – Marcus Reiss
Alpha – Aliaano El-Ali
Mute – Daniel Holden
Stephen – Jake Walden
Sparkz – Nadean Pillay

A co-production between The Big House and New Diorama Theatre.