The Long Road by Shelagh Stephenson - Soho Theatre

The play ‘The Long Road’ is the story of the aftermath of a futile murder. The play evolved out a period of research with prisoners, and is a collaboration between the Synergy Theatre Project, The Forgiveness Project and award-winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson.

Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, London W1
0870 429 6883
http://www.sohotheatre.com

19 May – 5 June Mondays to Thursdays (except Monday 26 May)
Additional show: Friday 30 May – 8pm
28 May – 3pm only
21 May – Post-show discussion with Shelagh Stephenson
29 May + 2 June – Post-show discussions with the director and cast

Cast: Denise Black (CoronationStreet), Micheal Elwyn (Robin Hood), Alison Newman (Footballers Wives), Michelle Tate (Chatroom/Citizenship) and Steven Webb (The History Boys)

There will also be a programme of weekly pre-performance talks

The criminal justice system in crisis:

20 May, 6.30pm
Are super jails the answer to the prison crisis, or what are the alternatives?
Including: Rt Hon David Hanson MP (Minister of State for the Ministry of Justice), Erwin James (Guardian columnist and former prisoner), Juliet Lyon (Director of the Prison Reform Trust)

27 May, 6.30pm
Is knife crime the product of a deviant subculture, or a logical reaction to life on the street? Including: Susannah Hancock (London Manger of the Youth Justice Board), and Chris McDonald (Acting Detective Chief Superintendent and Head of Operation Blunt)

3 June, 6.30pm
Does forgiveness have any part to play in the criminal justice system?
Including: Tim Newell (restorative worker and former prison governor), Marian Partington whose sister was murdered by Fred West, John Podmore (Senior Operational Advisor for Offender Health and former prison governor), Peter Woolf (former career criminal and author of ‘The Damage Done’), alongside Will Riley, one of his victims and chairman of Why Me.

Tickets:
19 – 21 May: £10
27 – 30 May: £12 (£10)
2 – 5 June: £15 (£12)
Talks: £5 (£3) Buy tickets for a performance and pay £3 for a talk

http://www.synergytheatrecompany