The London riots of summer 2011 rocked the UK to its core, scenes like this had not been seen on the streets of the UK for many a year. The Government has so far refused a Public Inquiry into the riots that shook many UK cities, so the Tricycle Theatre is mounting its own, through a verbatim piece of theatre, created by verbatim and political playwright Gillian Slovo.
Author Biography
Gillian Slovo was born in South Africa and lives in London. She is the author of ten novels and a family memoir, Every Secret Thing. Of her last two novels; Red Dust, winner of the RFI temoin du monde prize in France, has been made into a film; and Ice Road has been shortlisted for the Orange prize. Previous plays include verbatim play Guantanamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom, published & performed to great acclaim.
