First published in 2011 by Oberon Books Ltd

      Electronic edition published in 2012

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      Copyright © Gillian Slovo 2011

      Reprinted in 2011

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      Print ISBN: 978-1-84943-199-6

      Digital ISBN: 978-1-84943-297-9

      Cover image © Lewis Whyld/Press Association Images

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      The Riots was commissioned by the Tricycle Theatre from an idea by Nicolas Kent and first performed on 17th November 2011 at the Tricycle Theatre, London, with the following cast (in alphabetical order):

      Barbara Cleaver / Sadie King / Karyn McCluskey Sarah Ball

      Martin Sylvester Brown Kingsley Ben-Adir

      Man 1 / Sergeant Paul Evans Grant Burgin

      Diane Abbott MP / Camila Batmanghelidjh Dona Croll

      Inspector Winter / Harry Fletcher Christopher Fox

      Michael Gove MP / Simon Hughes MP / Sir Hugh Orde Rupert Holliday Evans

      Chelsea Ives Clementine Marlowe-Hunt

      Man 2 / Jacob Sakil Okezie Morro

      Pastor Nims Obunge / Leroy Logan Cyril Nri

      Man 3 / Owen Jones / David Swarbrick Tom Padley

      Greg Powell / Judge Andrew Gilbart QC / John McDonnell MP Alan Parnaby

      Mohamed Hammoudan / John Azah Selva Rasalingam

      Stafford Scott Steve Toussaint

      Chief Inspector Graham Dean / HH Judge Robert Atherton / Iain Duncan Smith MP Tim Woodward

      Director, Nicolas Kent

      Designer, Polly Sullivan

      Lighting Designer, Jack Knowles

      Associate Lighting Designer, Charlie Hayday

      Sound Designer, Sarah Weltman

      Audio Visual Designer, Jasmine Robinson

      Assistant Director, Ben Bennett

      Literary Consultant, Jack Bradley

      Casting Director, Marilyn Johnson

      Researcher, Cressida Brown

      Assistant to the Director, Tara Robinson

      Associate Producer, Zoe Ingenhaag

      Press Representative, Emma Holland

      Production Manager, Shaz McGee

      Company Stage Manager, Charlotte Padgham

      Assistant Stage Manager, Helen Stone

      Costume Supervisor, Anna Bliss Scully

       This play went to press before the end of rehearsals