A play about the relationship between young people and the police in the 1970s in London. It was created in collaboration with a group of local left-wing lawyers who wanted to offer young people an understanding of their rights when they were arrested by the police.
Guy Sprung, co-founder and first Artistic Director of Half Moon Theatre talks about Spare Us A Copper. Interviewed by Ollie Nesbitt.
Billy Colvill wrote and performed in many plays at Half Moon Theatre on Alie Street. He talks about writing a play, Spare Us A Copper, about the police stop and search laws, which was taken into local schools. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.
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