Lumenis Theatre presents Lightstreams by Mary Mazzilli, a play inspired by real-life testimonies exploring migration, family and the choices people face during times of crisis.

Maurice and Hermia are a married migrant couple who have made their home in the UK. Maurice works in an elderly care home, while Hermia struggles with motherhood and caring for their two-year-old son. She finds friendship with Darya, an older resident of the care home who is also a migrant.

When a global crisis forces Maurice to choose between his family and living at the care home where he works, the couple’s relationships and the life they have built are put under pressure. Four years later, with further restrictions facing migrant care workers, they are forced to consider the choices they have made.

Lightstreams is performed in the Mercury Studio on Thursday 8 October 2026 at 7pm. The running time is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes and age guidance is 14+.

An optional post-show Q&A will follow the performance, discussing migration, social care, inclusion and representation in theatre and the arts.