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Paines Plough, Live Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Ellie Keel Productions, in association with Synergy Theatre Project

Ordinary Decent Criminal

by Ed Edwards, Performed by Mark Thomas.

Thu 20 Nov 2025, 7.30pm

Djanogly Theatre

£18-£20

Concession prices available.

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Priority booking Wed 9 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

Running time

1 hour 10 minutes, no interval

Age range

Suitable for ages 16+

Content advice

Coming soon
Sold out
Ordinary Decent Criminal has sold out

Priority booking Wed 9 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

A brand new play from the writer of the Fringe First winning England & Son and A Political History of Smack & Crack, Ed Edwards reunites with Mark Thomas to tell a tale of freedom, revolution and messy love.

Meet recovering addict Frankie, played by renowned political comedian Mark Thomas.

Frankie’s just been sentenced to three and a half years in jail for dealing drugs. When he gets there, none of his fellow convicts are what they seem.

And with his typewriter, his activist soul, and his sore lack of a right hook, he somehow finds his way into their troubled hearts, and they into his.

In the unlikeliest of places, he discovers that the revolution is not dead. It’s just sleeping.

Directed by Paines Plough’s Joint Artistic Director, Charlotte Bennett.

Photo © Rebecca Need-Menear

 

Take a look at the trailer and rehearsals...

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