Ordinary Decent Criminal

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Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP

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Leeds Inspired

Ordinary Decent Criminal

12th November 2025 - 13th November 2025

Set in the years following the Strangeways Prison Riot, meet recovering addict Frankie, played by renowned political comedian Mark Thomas as he enters the brave new world of a liberal prison experiment. 

None of Frankie’s fellow convicts are what they seem. In the most unexpected of places he discovers: the revolution is not dead. It’s just sleeping. 

A new play from the writer of Fringe First winning England & Son and A Political History of Smack & Crack, Ed Edwards and Mark Thomas tell a tale of freedom, revolution and messy love. Directed by Charlotte Bennett. 

A co-production between Paines Plough, Live Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Ellie Keel Productions, in association with Synergy Theatre Project.