In June 1979 Barrie Keeffe’s play SUS premiered at the Soho Poly theatre, a month after Margaret Thatcher’s victory at that year’s General Election. The play concerned the so called ‘sus laws’, the stop and search powers that allowed the police to arrest people deemed to be ‘acting suspiciously’ or intending to commit an arrestable offence. Studies have shown that this procedure was disproportionally used against black and ethnic minorities, leading to campaigns such as ‘scrap sus’. More recently current stop and search laws have proved equally divisive and problematic.

Join the Soho Poly Online for a live reading of this modern classic, performed by a new professional cast in partnership with Unfinished Histories. Followed by a panel discussion on the relevance of SUS today. Further information here.

This event is facilitated by Matt Morrison and Guy Osborn from the Law School, University of Westminster in conjunction with Unfinished Histories.

This play contains very strong language and adult content.

Once you book you ticket, the link to the event will be sent closer to the date.