Live theatre, NewcastleBased on real-life testimonies, this harrowing tale follows a 17-year-old subject to relentless cruelty at Medomsley Detention Centre There is a warning on the screen above the stage: "This play is short, sharp and shocking." It's a reference to the promise of Margaret Thatcher's government to give young offenders a "short, sharp shock" at detention centres, supposedly deterring them from crime…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02PM on October 9, 2025