MILES.

About the show

MILES. is a bold theatrical work inspired by the life and legacy of Miles Davis and his musical influences. Offering an imagined portrait, the play explores the inner world of an artist driven by innovation, ambition, and contradiction. Following an acclaimed sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, the newly extended version of MILES. transfers to Southwark Playhouse Borough this February. Written and directed by Oliver Kaderbhai, and created by the same creative team behind the original production, MILES. is realised in DELIRIUM’s distinctive visual style. Blending performance, projection, and heightened theatrical imagery, the production crafts a dreamlike journey through creativity, addiction, and artistic risk. Set within a recording studio space in New York, Jay Phelps plays Jay, a contemporary jazz musician seeking answers as he interrogates what it takes to create something truly great. As past and present collide, Davis challenges Jay to confront his own identity as an artist while revisiting moments from his own complex history. MILES. immerses audiences in an evocative theatrical world shaped by sound, rhythm, and memory — offering an imagined, non-literal portrait of a cultural icon whose influence continues to resonate.