Barrie Keeffe’s 1979 classic is a powerful cry against institutional racism and coincides with the general election of 2010.

Witty and funny but raw and uncompromising, this extraordinary piece of drama based on a true story brings to life the horrific story of one man. Leon Delroy an unemployed family man is brought into an East London police station on election night 1979 on what he thinks is a usual ‘sus’ pickup. Slowly his life unravels and Leon finds himself at the heart of an horrific nightmare. At the mercy of his two interrogators, he is powerless to fight and finds himself in a desperate struggle to save his family.

‘Police forces face threat of ‘racist’ label over stop and searches
Guardian March 2010

Has anything changed?

Barrie Keeffe’s highly praised works include the cult classic film The Long Good Friday as well as the much performed plays Gotcha, Gimme Shelter and Barbarians.

This is the first co-production between Young Vic and eclipse theatre (The Hounding of David Oluwale, Angel House).