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Ordinary Decent Criminal
Set in the years following the Strangeways Prison Riot, meet recovering addict Frankie, played by renowned political comedian Mark Thomas as he enters the brave new world of a liberal prison experiment.
None of Frankie’s fellow convicts are what they seem. In the most unexpected of places he discovers that the revolution is not dead. It’s just sleeping.
A brand new play from the writer of the Fringe First winning England & Son and A Political History of Smack & Crack, Ed Edwards reunites with Mark Thomas to tell a tale of freedom, revolution and messy love.
Directed by Paines Plough’s Joint Artistic Director, Charlotte Bennett.
On England & Son, the previous collaboration between Ed Edwards and Mark Thomas:
★★★★ ‘Funny and ferocious.’ The Guardian
★★★★ ‘Thomas has always paired his activism with the skills of a born storyteller… [delivered] with tremendous energy and real pathos.’ The Stage
Please select either Oct 7th or Oct 8th
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