A PLAY focusing on the experiences of two young asylum seekers has been staged at Pegasus Theatre in East Oxford.

Night Light was commissioned by Mandala Theatre, a new Oxford-based company and tells the story of two teenage asylum seekers who, fearing deportation, hide out in an abandoned factory.

As the night unfolds they imagine their future and talk about their past.

The play, performed on Thursday and last night, was written by award-winning playwright Nadia Davids and directed by Mandala’s artistic director Yasmin Sidhwa, formerly creative learning director at Pegasus Theatre.

Ms Sidhwa said earlier the play highlighted the situation faced by young people arriving in England seeking asylum, and what happens to them when they turn 18.

She added: "The plight of young people seeking asylum has been brought into sharp relief in today’s political climate.

"They have no family and their homes have been destroyed.

"They have been housed and cared for in Britain, but at 18 they can be kicked out with nowhere to go."

For further information visit pegasustheatre.org.uk