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Kingston 14 : Modern Plays - Roy Williams

Kingston 14

By: Roy Williams

Paperback | 23 May 2014 | Edition Number 1

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Set in modern-day Jamaica, Kingston 14 follows the story of James, a black British police officer, who is sent to Kingston to investigate the murder of an English tourist in a local hotel. Tied to Jamaica by his father who was born there, James struggles to lead a proper investigation when gang leader, Joker, is brought into custody. The play comes to a climax when two police officers are kidnapped, uncovering corruption hidden in a corner of the sun-bleached island.

Roy Williams's police-corruption drama received its world premiere at Theatre Royal Stratford East, London - where Williams's first play, The No Boys Cricket Club, was produced in 1996 - on 28 March 2014, starring Goldie as Joker.

Industry Reviews
It feels like a mash up of Reservoir Dogs and early Guy Ritchie in its verbal dexterity and fetishisation of linguistic brutality . . . A fierce and intelligent play. * Time Out *
a surging in-yer face power...Kingston 14 is a compelling play * The Guardian *
Kingston 14 is urgent, explosive and wholly intelligible...it gives us lives and language scarcely ever seen on the stage * Guardian *
there's something about its rumbustious macho energy, fast-talking authenticity and noble intentions * The Telegraph *
Williams probes the blurred lines between those on the street and those on the beat, shifting between lament and defiant celebration as he ponders the future of the country * The Telegraph *
Spirited, raging drama * Independent *
a zingy...piece of storytelling that gives previously unheard voices space to brawl * The Stage *
killingly funny * British Theatre Guide *
bold and free flowing...an old fashioned cop drama packed full of gangsters, guns and drugs * The Public Reviews *
Roy Williams' fizzing new cop show . . . Williams spins a very good yarn and the play is peppered with comic misunderstandings and outrageously rude gags . . . a gripping and sympathetic portrayal of a country toiling to find its future and of men struggling to find a role. * Financial Times *
Kingston 14 has guts, wit . . . Williams writes with uncompromising conviction. * Evening Standard *
. . . a riot of skittering one-liners and hilarious switchback exchanges. . . . There's a fierce and intelligent play here . . . * Time Out London *

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