The tranquil world of English allotments meets the turbulent reality of the UK asylum system in Murder on the Allotment.

When 17-year-old Karwan is handed a plot as part of a new "Allotments for Refugees" scheme, life for the local gardeners becomes anything but peaceful. Karwan is smart, restless, and was sold on a dream that doesn’t quite match the reality of hanging out with retirees on a muddy plot in the provinces. He isn't interested in a quiet life—he wants a future, friends, a job, and a way to the bright lights of London.

Meanwhile, as Virginia, a "no-nonsense" retiree longing for the England of her youth, and Hugh, the community’s self-appointed "liberal" leader, face the newcomer, their own carefully cultivated perspectives begin to unravel.
Featuring ten original songs and one very poisoned cat, this funny and provocative new musical moves beyond the news cycle to ask the challenging, human questions: How big are our hearts? How wide is the gate?