What people said about the 2006 production:

"Fin Kennedy's play luxuriates excitedly in young urban culture"
(London's Time Out)

"An astonishing enthralling production that successfully blends hip-hop and theatre and manages to address ethnic and social issues without being patronizing... It's human, believable and utterly compelling."
(The Stage)

"...the show has you in its grip."
(Lyn Gardner, The Guardian)

"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)

To read the full reviews click this link

On the 20th floor of an abandoned East End tower block, Blaze (a Caribbean MC) and Riqi (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

Locked In is a gritty hard-hitting piece written by Fin Kennedy (winner of the 2006 Arts Council's John Whiting award). Developed in direct contact with young people, it portrays a diverse cross-cultural inner-city life and characters, underscored by a contemporary hip hop soundtrack. For more information about Fin's work please click here to visit his website. Fin Kennedy's script for Locked In was recently nominated as runner up at The Brian Way Awards 2008 - awards designed to celebrate playwrighting for young people.

The 2008 revival re-unites the creative team lead by director, Angela Michaels including choreographer, Sean Graham and rap artist, Chris Chang, framed within Yasuko Hasegawa's evocative designs.

The production is part of a series of hard-hitting plays for teenage audiences including We Are Shadows (2007) "beautifully constructed play...immaculately paced", Blowback (2005) "subtle and moving...a play with huge resonance for young people" and Cutter (2004) "be prepared to be shocked"

Performances @ Half Moon	All tickets – just £5 each
Wednesday 1 October Tuesday 18 November Wednesday 19 November Thursday 20 November	2pm* 4.30pm & 7pm* 4.30pm* & 7pm 2pm & 4.30pm* * denotes limited availability
Performance in your school
Monday 13 October Monday 20 October - sold Monday 3 November Tuesday 4 November Wednesday 5 November - sold	Times and dates to suit Subject to availability
Tower Hamlets £395 (+ VAT) for one performance.	All other London Boroughs £450 (+ VAT) for one performance
We are able to accommodate 2 performances in 1 day at 1 venue/school
To book tickets or performances call 020 7709 8900 or email the Projects Manager

Workshop Progamme - Bringing the theatre making experience directly into the classroom

Working with the director and an actor from Locked In, Half Moon is offering your class a 1 ½ - 2 hour workshop exploring the script using practical exercises taken directly from the rehearsal process.

Workshop Programme (London only) - £195 + VAT
Tuesday 25 November Wednesday 26 November Thursday 27 November Friday 28 November	Times and dates to suit, subject to availability

Resource Materials

From July 2008 you will be able to download a comprehensive resource pack to support you in using Locked In with your GCSE classes.

The downloads include practical drama exercises, support in writing reviews, short extracts and monologues taken from the play.

To book the workshop programme or for more information please call 020 7709 8908 or email the Projects Manager

Locked In is touring nationally from 1 October - 22 November 2008. Please contact individual venues directly for tickets.

Locked In Tour Schedule

Date	Time	Venue	Contact Details
1 October	2pm	Half Moon	020 7709 8900 www.halfmoon.org.uk
2 October	4.30pm & 7.30pm	Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol	0117 902 0344 www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com
3 October	4.30pm & 7.30pm
4 October	7.30pm
7 October	7pm	Drum Theatre, Plymouth	01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com
8 October	4.30pm & 7pm
9 October	1.30pm & 7pm
10 October	7.45pm
11 October	7.45pm
14 October	7.30pm	Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd	01443 485934 www.rct-arts.co.uk
16 October	7.45pm	The Brewhouse, Taunton	01823 283244 www.thebrewhouse.net
21 October	1.30pm & 7.30pm	The Albany, London SE8	020 8692 4446 www.thealbany.org.uk
22 October	7.30pm	Croydon Clocktower	020 8253 1030 www.croydonclocktower.org.uk
23 October	10.30am & 1.30pm
25 October	8pm	Cumbernauld Theatre	01236 732887 www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
27 October	1.30pm & 7.30pm	Paisley Arts Centre	These performances are for invited audiences.
28 October	1.30pm & 7.30pm	Platform, Glasgow	0141 2769696 www.platform-online.co.uk
29 October	7.30pm	The Byre Theatre, St Andrews	01334 475000 www.byretheatre.com
30 October	1.30pm & 7pm	MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling	01786 466666 www.macrobert.org
31 October	7.30pm	The CatStand, New Galloway	01644 420374 www.catstrand.com
1 November	7.30pm	Caedmon Hall, Gateshead	0191 4338420 www.gateshead.gov.uk
6 November	7pm	theBROADWAY, Barking	020 8507 5607 www.thebroadwaybarking.com
10 November	7pm	Birmingham Rep Theatre	0121 236 4455 www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
11 November	1.30pm & 7pm
12 November	7pm
13 November	7.30pm	Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea	01792 602060 www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk
14 November	7.30pm	Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells	01982 562555 www.wyeside.co.uk
15 November	7.30pm	The Riverfront, Newport	01633 656757 www.newport.gov.uk/riverfront
18 November	4.30pm & 7pm	Half Moon	020 7709 8900 www.halfmoon.org.uk
19 November	4.30pm & 7pm
20 November	2pm & 4.30pm
22 November	7.30pm	Rich Mix, London E1	020 7613 7498 www.richmix.org.uk