The Riots

The Tricycle Theatre and BGAC presents: Wed 4 - Sat 14 Jan 2012 The Riots By Gillian Slovo from spoken evidence Directed by Nicolas Kent

The Government originally refused a Public Inquiry into the riots that shook our cities this summer, so the Tricycle Theatre mounted its own. After a sell-out run at the Tricycle, the critically acclaimed production transfers to Tottenham. Don't miss the chance to see the production that has got everyone talking.

**** 'clear, gripping and necessary' - The Guardian

**** 'this powerfully performed piece makes you think without making your mind up for you' - The Independent

From tweets by taxi drivers, to moment-by-moment accounts by riot police, it will build a real-time picture of the riots as they unfolded. And then, from interviews with politicians, police, teachers, lawyers, community leaders, as well as victims and on-lookers,The Riots will analyse what happened, why it happened, and what we should do towards making a better future for ourselves and our city.

Astonishing stories and equally astonishing conclusions told by the many voices that have been stirred up by the riots.

The Tricycle Theatre has a long and distinguished record for its verbatim theatre productions. Nicolas Kent and Gillian Slovo were part of the team responsible for Guantanamo – Honor Bound to Defend Freedom which transferred from the Tricycle to the West End and New York.

'Talkback' Panel Discussions Selected performances will be followed by a Talkback session, in whcih invited panellists will discuss the issues raised with the audience - for details see the full list of dates below.

Cast: Sarah Ball, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Grant Burgin, Christopher Fox, Rupert Holliday Evans, Clementine Marlowe-Hunt, Okezie Morro, Cyril Nri, Tom Padley, Alan Parnaby, Selva Rasalingam, Steve Toussaint, Tim Woodward.

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