A dance-theatre show which aims to "hold a mirror to society at tipping point' is heading to Cambridge Junction.

In choreographer Rhiannon Faith's new show Drowntown, six strangers, weighed down by individual darkness, arrive at a deprived coastal land.

Stuck between the remains of a broken community and the vast bleakness of the sea, they struggle with isolation, shame and failed support systems.

The show uses autobiographical testimonials and text to give voice to the vulnerable and unheard in modern Britain's areas of social deprivation.

Before creating the show - which discusses loneliness, social isolation, bereavement and suicide - Rhiannon undertook extensive research into areas of social deprivation.

She said: "I spent research residencies in coastal towns including Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea and Great Yarmouth, all places with a strong sense of community and identity but also some of the highest levels of social and economic deprivation in the UK."

Drowntown is performed by a cast of six: Dominic Coffey, Sam Ford, Shelley Eva Haden, Donald Hutera, Finetta Oliver-Mikolajska and Marla King.

The show is suitable for over-16s, and contains strong language and scenes that some may find upsetting.

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Rhiannon added: "So many communities are broken, people are drowning, so something must be going wrong.

"The conversations have dried up and what exists within us, wounds and emotion, just gets pushed down to the sea-bed. I want to reopen those conversations urgently."

At every venue the show tours to, the company will also deliver the Drowntown Solo Stories project, a community engagement project for people who experience social isolation - working closely with organisations and peer mentors from each community.

This will include creative writing and movement workshops open to the public, culminating in creating performances and capturing them on film. These Solo Stories will be presented at each venue alongside Drowntown.

The show takes place at Cambridge Junction on Tuesday, May 16 and Wednesday, May 17.

Tickets are available by calling 01223 511511 or at www.junction.co.uk.