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Soho Theatre, May - June 2023
‘A deeply compelling scenario: from start to finish, everyone is hooked’ ★★★★ The Upcoming
‘Without a single dull moment...a bold, gripping moral quandary for modern times’ ★★★★ Theatre Bee
‘Crisp and urgent...an excellent play’ ★★★★ Playhouse Pickings
‘There are no easy answers offered...nor should there be’ ★★★★ LouReviews
‘Powerful and poignant’ ★★★★ VoiceMag
‘Heartfelt performances, stripped-back set design and poignant writing’ GUAP Magazine
‘A deeply compelling scenario: from start to finish, everyone is hooked’ ★★★★ The Upcoming
‘Without a single dull moment...a bold, gripping moral quandary for modern times’ ★★★★ Theatre Bee
‘Crisp and urgent...an excellent play’ ★★★★ Playhouse Pickings
‘There are no easy answers offered...nor should there be’ ★★★★ LouReviews
‘Powerful and poignant’ ★★★★ VoiceMag
‘Heartfelt performances, stripped-back set design and poignant writing’ GUAP Magazine
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‘What if he hadn’t accidentally dropped it in class? The knife.’
‘Then I wouldn’t have seen it.’
‘Yes, and then what?’
A propulsive, witty drama questioning the politics of state education, masculinity and punishment.
Credits
Written by Daniel RusteauSet & costume design by Amanda Ramasawmy
Lighting design by Laura Howard
Sound design by Mwen
Movement direction by Kwami Odoom
Produced by Marcus Bernard
Stage management by Ella Godbold-Holmes
Photography by Henri T
Videography by Mary Melodies
Performed by Georgia-Mae Myers, Rebecca Crankshaw, Corey Montague-Sholay, Jonathan McGuinness & Bonnie Baddoo
Developed with support from Soho Theatre, Theatre Deli, Cardboard Citizens & Arts Council England