A POWERFUL story of modern day slavery is delivered from a novel perspective in this intense two-hander at Nuffield tonight.

How Is Uncle John? aims to give a voice to victims who usually go unseen and unheard.

The emotional and psychological journey that steered a young woman to be trafficked into the sex market runs parallel to a mother's struggle to reconcile with the past and bring her daughter home.

When Hope was young, her mother did everything she could to ensure her daughter was safe. As she grew more independent, Hope began to slip from her mother's fingers. Years later, Hope has fallen in love. When she goes on holiday with her new partner, a few days turn into months. At home, sick with worry, Hope's mother receives a telephone call.

This remarkable tale of the unexpected is inspired by the real stories of women who have had their bodies and their lives stolen for exploitation. The Fringe debut of playwright and best-selling author Sally Lewis (contributor to Danny Boyle's Winter Shuffle), How Is Uncle John? calls attention to the adult victims of trafficking, who too often fall through the cracks.

Sally has worked closely with charities including Stop the Traffik and Unseen to develop the play, interviewing women who have been trafficked, their families and the organisations who support them.

Tickets for the production, at 7.30pm, are available from nuffieldtheatre.co.uk or 023 8067 1771.