Now taking bookings for September 2024!

Featuring music, spoken word and rap, two prison stories, one ancient and one modern intertwine in a play about forgiveness, hope and what it means to be free...

2024.

Karl is in prison, and he’s angry, and noone can seem to calm him down, least of all Father Caswell the prison chaplain. Then he gets a new cell-mate, Si. Who knows some extraordinary stories that might just set Karl free.

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Paul and Silas find themselves behind bars. The Philippian community are outraged at these troublemakers that have come to the city. Their jailer doesn't want any trouble - one earthquake later and they find that true freedom has nothing to do with bars.

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Prisons

FREE!

The performance is followed by a workshop

exploring the theme of forgiveness

Beyond Bars can be performed for an audience up to 100 and runs for an hour. The workshop to follow can see up to 30 participants and runs for approx 1 hour.

The Beyond Bars programme is suited for men’s prisons, and can run twice in a day, for two seperate groups in the same prison.

It is offered for free thanks to funding from generous support from various organisations and individuals (although we would appreciate a meal while in prison and a contribution towards travel if possible)

supported by:

CHURCHES

£495

+travel

A public performance is followed by a short presentation and Q+A about our work in prisons

Available for booking for churches and events.

previously supported by:

  • I am most impressed with the professionalism of 4Front Theatre. The one hour performance held the attention of all those present and the majority elected to participate in the drama workshop.

    David Spademan, HMP Onley

  • "Our emotions are stirred, our imaginations ignited, and our souls inspired in a way that even great preaching would struggle to match"

    Pete Read, Vice Principal Regents Theological College

  • I was amazed to witness the positive impact it has had on the men's health and wellbeing

    HMP Berwyn

  • Got your attention right from the start and kept attention to the end. The performance helped us to laugh, think and even cry with emotion

    David Womersley - HMP Usk

  • Absolutely brilliant and most appropriate for the use in witnessing and rehabilitating offenders through the message of forgiveness for those who cannot always forgive themselves

    Rev. Deacon Gary May - HMP Isle of Wight