A child's life is snuffed out by a joy-rider. Four years on, the parents and the young lad meet. In this award-winning drama, writer Julian Armitstead explores the process of restorative or reparative justice, by which victim and offender are brought face to face, in a common endeavour to repair the harm caused by crime. Combining powerful naturalism with a strongly expressive thread, the drama unpicks the web of shared emotional devastation wrought on parents and killer alike. The strength of Armitstead's writing lies in his compassionate objectivity: he draws his characters and the dilemmas they face with real clarity, showing their all too human weaknesses, but also the strength of their desire to find a way forward with their lives.

Winner of Amnesty International's Protect the Human award, this play looks at restorative justice in the face of unimaginable tragedy: the death of a child.

About the Author
Julian Armitstead trained as an actor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, before becoming a teacher of English and Drama in his late twenties. In addition to writing plays and radio dramas, Julian currently works as a writer in residence in a prison.


Book Information
ISBN 9781408155332
Author Julian Armitstead
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 136g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 8mm