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    Bad Lads

    Bad Lads

    • SHOWING
    • 23 Oct -
      25 Oct 2025
      23 Oct - 25 Oct 2025
    About

    Credit: A new play written by Mike Kenny, created from a story by Jimmy Coffey and the testimonies of the other Medomsley boys. Directed by Jenny Sealey.

    All shows will integrate British Sign Language (BSL), audio description, creative captions and presented in a relaxed environment.

    A story of oppression and resilience.

    Bad Lads tells the gripping and devastating true story of the boys held at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre in County Durham in the 1980s. Sold to the public as a “short, sharp shock” for wayward youth, the reality hid something much darker.  

    At a time when the cry for accountability is louder than ever, Bad Lads demands remembrance and calls for justice for these working-class men.

     

    • RUNNING TIME70 minutes
    • AGE RECOMMENDATION16+
    • TICKETS£16 | £14
    • VENUE

     

    Time: 7:30pm

    Content warning: Contains descriptions of physical and sexual assault

    Accessibility: All performances will BSL integrated, audio described, creatively captioned and presented in a relaxed environment. 

    Standard £16 / Concession £14
    Read about concession tickets

     

    Post Show Q&A

    This performance will be shortly followed by a 20-minute (incl. a 5 min comfort break in between) discussion with Bad Lads director Jenny Sealey.

    Contains strong language and references to the play and the true testimonies of its contributors.

    BSL interpreted and held in a relaxed environment, with house lights up.

    • RUNNING TIME70 minutes
    • AGE RECOMMENDATION16+
    • TICKETS£16 | £14
    • VENUE

     

    Time: 7:30pm

    Content warning: Contains descriptions of physical and sexual assault

    Accessibility: All performances will BSL integrated, audio described, creatively captioned and presented in a relaxed environment. 

    Standard £16 / Concession £14
    Read about concession tickets

     

    Trailer

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    • RUNNING TIME70 minutes
    • AGE RECOMMENDATION16+
    • TICKETS£16 | £14
    • VENUE

     

    Time: 7:30pm

    Content warning: Contains descriptions of physical and sexual assault

    Accessibility: All performances will BSL integrated, audio described, creatively captioned and presented in a relaxed environment. 

    Standard £16 / Concession £14
    Read about concession tickets

     

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