- A destitute writer gets a chance to transform his family's fortunes with a new play, but his success is threatened by racism and addiction. The hero of the story is K, a writer, addict and father fighting to keep his family afloat in a Manchester homeless shelter. Police brutality, bureaucratic bias, the polite bigotry of the bourgeoisie - his days are fraught with exhausting battles and he finds solace in hard drugs. The council is ruthlessly moving families in the shelter to ghost towns in remote parts of the country and K must find a way keep his family in their beloved home town. With the support of his wife - who thinks he is clean - K wins a writing competition with a story about a Muslim teen who finds the courage to come out as gay when he discovers the music of George Michael. K signs a deal to turn his story into a musical and a big money advance puts his family on track for a brighter future. But K clashes with the producer, accusing him of pushing South Asian stereotypes and the deal collapses, taking K's path to stability with it. K's drug use spirals and he loses his family. He descends into despair and is left searching for meaning in the aftermath.—Irshad Ashraf
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