Lifers

A darkly funny and unflinchingly honest stage play that challenges what we think we know about crime, punishment and redemption. Premiered at Southwark Playhouse, London, in 2025.

'An inside look at the ageing prison population... well-observed... dialogue peppered with colourful comedy... Uncommonly, it is not didactic and neither patronises the audience nor tells us how to judge the characters... authentically captures its setting and asks knotty questions about the state of the nation as well as its institutions'

'Poignant, honest and affecting... a thought-provoking drama that picks apart some satisfyingly knotty ethical dilemmas... smart and pulls no punches'

'A coruscating indictment of the prison system... beautifully written'

'A powerful, thought-provoking piece of theatre... compellingly candid... challenges our conceptions, and preconceptions, about crime, punishment, redemption and what "justice" really means... utterly convincing in both its depiction of prison life and its effect upon the individuals involved'

'Meticulously crafted, powerful yet accessible... rich in dark humour... absorbingly complex... utterly compelling in its detail'

Evan Placey is an award-winning Canadian-British playwright and screenwriter. His other plays include Consensual , Banana Boys , Pronoun , Holloway Jones and Girls Like That .