Sami El-Enany - Woodhill

75 minute dance score composed by Sami El-Enany | Mixing & Additional Production by Nic Nell

★★★★★ "Astonishing portrait of Britain’s failing prison system." The Guardian

★★★★★ "A very powerful show that will leave you feeling the desire to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers." The Student

★★★★★ ‘A dazzling show that does justice to injustice’ The Evening Standard

★★★★ "You'll have tears in your eyes and anger in your hearts." The Scotsman

Winner of the Lustrum Award 2023

Winner of the Sit Up Award 2023

Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. Their families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons. 

Through choreography and a machine-led, 75 minute score by Sami El-Enany, Woodhill shines a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically told in their own words, three families investigate what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down. An explosive true story.

'Woodhill' is a powerful call to arms about the crisis facing prisons and tells the story of three families searching for justice. The show is a collaboration between writer and director Matt Woodhead, composer Sami El-Enany and choreographer Alexzandra Sarmiento, produced by Lung Theatre with partners The North Wall and Shoreditch Town Hall.

Lung Theatre | 2023