The Witness is Vivienne Franzmann’s second play. Her first, Mogadishu, premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester last year to critical acclaim and winning several major awards.

Captured in an award-winning shot Alex was rescued from Rwanda and adopted by the man behind the lens. Back from uni and returning to where she was raised, the distance between father and daughter stretches taut.

In the dark room of a Hampstead home a long hidden secret is slowly exposed through a flash of revelation.