LOCKED IN
by Half Moon
Tue 28th Oct 08 at 1.30pm & 7.30pm
£8.50/£4.50/£3.50 (Local Links)
A hip hop drama for youth and adult audiences by multi-award winning writer Fin Kennedy
We’re da Two Wise Men an dis is how it goes
We chat about da issues dat need to be exposed
Cos out dere on road fings is reachin overload
Dere’s a bomb in dis manor an its gonna
Explode!
On the 20th floor of an abandoned East End tower block, Blaze (a Caribbean MC) and Tariq (a Bengali DJ) rip up the airwaves on a leading pirate station. Their last CD was a massive hit and they're all set to hit the big time with their first live set at Exile FM's birthday bash coming up. Then Zahida comes into their lives and cracks begin to appear in their friendship. When a local gangster asks Blaze for a serious favour, suddenly there's a choice to be made that could split their world wide open.
The show has a contemporary soundtrack by international music artist DJ Billy Biznizz.
"Locked In is an example of that rare, beautiful creature: a youth-marketed play that really does make a connection with its audience”. (Croydon Advertiser)
