14 SECONDS By Peter Yates.
Welcome to A Police State… by Stealth… You’re arrested. You demand your rights. They’re denied. You argue. They give you a kicking. You complain. They laugh. You prosecute. They’re hysterical. You ask for justice. On holiday. So you protest. And you’re arrested… 
14 SECONDS is a highly contoversial play about the Police already banned by one theatre for being:inge Play banned for being "Too hot politically"
14 SECONDS, a new play about policing in the UK by Peter Yates, has been banned by The New Wimbledon Theatre. The intention was for the play to preview at the Fringe Feeds Back programme at the theatre before going to Edinburgh.
Samantha Bain, Events Manager at the theatre said:
"I really enjoyed reading the script but due to recent incidents current in the news I feel that the content is a little too hot politically and that it would contravene our lease".
"This is a difficult call for us since we are opposed in principle to censorship". Directed by Jenny Runacre. 
A startling indictment of modern policing in the UK where function creep combines with a gung-ho mentality amongst the younger elements of the force to create an ubiquitous low-level of corruption. The public thinks Policemen are The Law. The Police believe they are above the law. LONDON PREVIEWS July 21 & 22 @ 21.15 - Theatre 503 August 3 & 4 @ 20.00 - Tabard Theatre 
The Cast 
* * * Ceri Gifford Seen recently in Angels in America at The Place, Mudshute  Reuben Anderson
Seen recently in Richard O'Brien's Pig In Boots for Wireless Theatre Live  Mariele Runacre Temple
Best Radio Drama Producer, 2009 - Fringe Report  Jade Allen
Seen recently in Angels in America at The Place, Mudshute 
* Jack Bowman Seen recently in The Grimm of Stottesden Hall for Wireless Theatre Live. Edinburgh Run The Spaces @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Venue Box Office: 0845 508 8515 Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000 Previews: Aug 7-8 @ 16.45 [1hr 15mins] £1.00 [£0.50] [Free Ticketed D] Aug 10-15, 17-22 @ 16.45 [1hr 15mins] £5.00 [£4.50] [Free Ticketed D] online: www.edfringe.com The Production Team  Jenny Runacre
Director 
* * * Alex Campbell Technical Director  Peter Yates
Writer/Producer
*www.theatre503.com *www.tabardtheatre.co.uk * 
Illustrations by Mariele Runacre Temple * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *    Scripts of 14 SECONDS (Edinburgh '09) Gullibility Factor (Edinburgh '08) Lie Detector (Edinburgh '07) are available from: LULU Publishing (click here) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
Cops & Robins. By Penny.
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