Show information

Running time: 1hr 20minutes (without an interval)

Tickets from £10

★ ★ ★ ★ 
Show of the week
Time Out

★ ★ ★ ★ 
'Uncannily prophetic... Obisesan's production has raw power'
The Guardian

★ ★ ★ ★ 
'Shocking, powerful... pitch-perfect'
Daily Telegraph

'Brilliantly handled by director Gbolahan Obisesan - a name to watch.'
Independent on Sunday 

'Remarkable acting... an uncompromising production'
Daily Mail 

Election night 1979

The sus laws had made it legal for police to stop and search anyone - purely on suspicion.

Two detectives on the graveyard shift in an East London police station place bets on which party will win. A black man is picked up. He is incensed, believing that he'll be fodder for an incoming government keen to flex its law-and-order muscles.

Set on the eve of the Thatcher victory, this revival of Keeffe's classic coincides with the general election of 2010. What's changed?

'Police forces face threat of 'racist' label over stop and searches' The Guardian, March 2010

Originally produced as part of the Jerwood Directors Award 2008, supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

Sus will tour to Lincoln, Liverpool, Barking, Bracknell, Birmingham, Ipswich and Manchester

Performances

7:45pm
Saturday matinees (19, 26 June): 2:45pm 

Tickets

Tickets: from £10

Seating

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Food & drink

The Cut Bar & Restaurant at the Young Vic serves an inspired mix of classic and original play-themed dishes create an exciting menu from fresh, free-range and organic ingredients. 

Visit The Cut Bar's website.

Tour information

Click on the dates below to visit the venue's website.

Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
28 - 29 April

Curve, Leicester
04 - 08 May

The Broadway, Barking
14 - 15 May

Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park
20 - 21 May

Birmingham Rep
25 - 29 May

New Wolsey Studio, Ipswich
01 - 02 June

The Martin Harris Centre, Manchester
04 June