KEISHA Thompson's Man On The Moon takes "a journey through space and time, fuelled by love, fear and Afro-futurism" at York Theatre Royal Studio on Thursday at 7.45pm.

Performed by Manchester writer, performer and singer Thompson, under the direction of Benji Reid, the play explores fatherhood within the Black British experience.

Using her unconventional relationship with her father, Thompson grapples with the influences or barriers that stand in the way of them understanding each other and reflects on how this has affected her identity as a Black British female.

Keisha communicates with her reclusive dad through books, letters and symbols, but when the letters stop coming. she is forced to venture into his world. This truth-infused narrative sees the protagonist follow a trail of breadcrumbs that lead her to a number of check-points: cultural displacement, religious confusions, political paranoia, misplaced masculinity and more.

Using poetry, looped sounds and story-telling, Thompson's piece explores the impact that mental health can have on the family dynamic, particularly within the context of the Black British experience. Prepare to jump from Manchester to the Moon as this story reaches for those answers that often can feel out of reach.

"In the last few years my work has focused on gender politics but now I’m delving into the topic of race," says Thompson. "I want to be explicit about exploring the topic of Black Britishness. This is really important now, especially since the rhetoric around ‘otherness’ within the British agenda is quite worrying at present."

Tickets are on sale on 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk