Photo Flash: Not Black and White's DETAINING JUSTICE

Jimmy Akingbola, Aml Ameen, John Boyega , Karl Collins, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Abhin Galeya, Jaye Griffiths, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Amelia Lowdell, Cecilia Noble, Rebecca Scroggs and Robert Whitelock are the full cast announced for the Not Black and White season - three plays to be presented by the Tricycle Theatre examining the state of Britain at the end of the first decade of the twenty first century.

Not Black and White is a three month season of plays to be presented by the Tricycle Theatre examining life and social issues in 21st Century London from the perspective of three leading black contemporary playwrights. Roy Williams, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Bola Agbaje will tackle the prison system, the mayoralty and immigration respectively in the Not Black and White season which runs from 8 October to 19 December 2009.

Not Black and White will open with Roy Williams' Category B (8 October - 19 December) directed by Paulette Randall. Followed by Kwame Kwei-Armah's Seize the Day (22 October - 17 December), then Bola Agbaje's Detaining Justice (25 November - 15 December) directed by Indhu Rubasingham, all three productions will eventually play in repertoire. The Not Black and White season will be designed by Rosa Maggiora with lighting by James Farncombe and sound by Tom Lishman.

Indhu Rubasingham will direct the world premiere of Bola Agbaje's Detaining Justice which runs from 25 November - 15 December with press night on 30 November. Designs are by Rosa Maggiora, lighting is by James Farncombe and sound by Tom Lishman.

Justice is locked in a cold dark cell, his asylum application pending. His sister Grace would like to help, but has been told to leave it in God's hands.
Government Prosecutor Mr Cole has an infallible reputation for successful prosecutions - however he has had a change of heart - and job. His first case is for the defence of Justice - but in his new role is Cole the man to help? The cloud of recession looms, unemployment rises, and the fight to remain is tougher than ever.

Bola Agbaje's debut play Gone Too Far was performed at the Royal Court in 2007 and as well as a nomination for the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award, won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement. In 2008 her second play, In Time, opened the Tiata Delights season at The Almeida Theatre. Most recently she wrote Anything You Can Do for Soho Theatre.

Indhu Rubasingham was co-director with Nicolas Kent of the Tricycle's The Great Game: Afghanistan season. Previously for the Tricycle she has directed Fabulation and Starstruck. Her other directing credits include Another America: Fire - an opera presented as part of the PUSH04 Season and Chain Play II both for the Almeida, Wuthering Heights for Birmingham Rep, Free Outgoing, Sugar Mummies, Lift Off and Club Land all for the Royal Court, Pure Gold for Soho Theatre and Heartbreak House for Watford Palace Theatre.

Detaining Justice is sponsored by The Kobler Trust.

ADDRESS Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR

BOX OFFICE Phone 020 7328 1000

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Tickets: £10 Mon 8pm and midweek mats at 2pm
£15 Tues - Fri 8pm & Sat mats at 4pm
£20 Saturdays at 8pm

Season ticket - £35 for all three plays

Website: www.tricycle.co.uk Ch

Performances: For full calendar of performances please see www.tricycle.co.uk/notblackandwhite

CAFÉ-BAR
The Tricycle Café (serving food) is open from 12noon to 8pm Mondays to Fridays and 10am - 8pm on Saturdays. The Tricycle Bar (serving drinks and snacks) is open from 12noon Mondays to Fridays & from 10.30am Saturdays & closes at 11pm Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays the Bar is open 3pm - 9pm.

TRANSPORT

Tube: Kilburn (Jubilee Line)

Bus: 16, 31, 32, 98, 189, 206, 316, 328

Train: Brondesbury (London overground)

Photo credit: Alex Rumford

Rebecca Scroggs, Karl Collins, Robert Whitelock

Abhin Galeya and Jimmy Akingbola

Robert Whitelock and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Cecilia Noble and Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Rebecca Scroggs