The Riots transfers to Bernie Grant Arts Centre Jan 2012.

The Riots, transfers to the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham, from 04 Jan 2012 - 14 Jan 2012. Written by Gillian Slovo and directed by Nicolas Kent, the play ends its 3 week run at the Tricycle Theatre on 10 Dec 2011.

Cast includes Michele Austin, 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.

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, it will analyse what happened, why it happened, and what we should do towards making a better future for ourselves and our city.

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