This play touches on so many things: The criminal justice system in America, our love of sensationalism and stories by and about murderers, addiction, forgiveness, and the meaning of redemption - but my favorite part was the throughline on pens and ink, which turned something I never think about into poetry and magic. I'm going to be looking at pens differently from here on out.

A publishing deal, a deal for the people of America — and the parole board. A convicted murderer finds himself at the centre of competing claims once he pens a potential bestseller. Not least those of the victim’s family, his own family and his own conscience and soul. Constructed within a prison framework, a series of stories works back through his life and psyche. Working on several levels, this is a resonant play asking tough questions of current day America, fame at others’ expense and, by the end, literally, of the audience.

A thrilling story that manages to avoid all the usual cliches of a man in prison trying to do better. Fiercely theatrical in its intent to be a treatise on the importance of story telling. Clive and his fellow characters tell a story you will not soon forget. Very enjoyable read.