Warrior Square tells the story of two children, brother and sister, Andrea and Riva. We first meet them standing on a hill overlooking their new school and wondering about their life in a new country.  Their story unfolds through a mixture of present happenings and story telling, as we discover the full truth of their journey to Britain.

Riva and Andrea gradually reveal the events that lead up to their flight from their homeland. Persecuted for being different by those who were previously friends, the children and their family are soon forced to withdraw from society and go into hiding.  While attempting to leave, they witness former friends and neighbours stand by as their father is killed.

A three-year journey brings them to a new life in England and to Warrior Square, the temporary accommodation they are given on their arrival in the UK.  But the family’s troubles are far from over. Adapting to life in a new country with a different language and customs proves difficult, and the uncertainty over their refugee status hangs over them. Some indication is given that the children are beginning to adapt to their new surroundings and beginning to heal when Riva gives the doll her father had to a hospital, while football mad Andrea kicks the ball he was given into the sea.

The family receives news that they will be allowed to remain in Britain but in a new city, and the end of the play finds us back where we began – Riva and Andrea wondering about what the next day will bring in their new surroundings. The hope is there, however, that the family has moved on some way from the fear and uncertainty of the play’s opening section.