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Jamaal O'Driscoll's first full length show uses his signature Breakin' style to explore themes of toxic masculinity, stereotypes and disruption. Crabs in a Barrel brings together three skilled dancers from a range of movement specialisms, alongside an orginal sound score featuring spoken word inspired by research and interviews with black creatives in the Midlands. Building on the success of his previous work ONE%, Crabs in a Barrel solidifies his creative voice as one to watch in the Hip Hop Theatre sector. "If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story" Yami is coming out of the fog and she feels nothing, yup, something is definitely wrong with her, she's sure about it. Because this is not how the story goes, this is not the happily ever after and worst of all she doesn't know what to wear at the end of the world, how to hug or why the TV seems to be lying to her. An autobiographical solo written and performed by Hip Hop dance theatre maker and director Yami Löfvenberg, this new work uncovers the marginalised conversation around the impacts of being an adult adoptee. Löfvenberg's work often tackles hard-hitting subjects with a thought-provoking darkly comedic lens using multidisciplinary artforms and this new work pushes her brilliant heartfelt storytelling to a brave new level and premieres her first full-length solo piece.