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British play explores Tottenham riots
Production uses direct words of community members, using interviews with police, victims and rioters.
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2012 04:55

A play called The Riots, which explores the reasons behind last summer's violence in Britain and the frustrations it exposed, has become a huge success in London.

The play uses the direct words of community members, pulled together from interviews with police, victims and rioters.

Al Jazeera's Jessica Baldwin reports from London.
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