Rise Like A Phoenix

A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years

Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.

Algorithm Party is an authentic, forthright glimpse into working class life, told with a blunt honesty with humour and compassion. Roy’s deft, articulate and startlingly observed musings veer from the comic to the calamitous in a breath, cutting to the quick of the broad swathe of people and personalities that comprise his native city of Liverpool - from struggling parents to small-time criminals, pent-up white-collar workers to drinkers long lost to the ale.

Exploring the Liverpool suburb of Walton through the eyes of its residents – highlighting grassroots initiatives and the transformative power of art.