
Public Interest
Are we really all innocent until proven guilty?
Part music video, part political theatre. Public Interest is an immersive large-scale show that asks how we challenge the narratives spun about working class young people.
Public Interest explores real cases of Joint Enterprise to confront racist and classist discrimination within the justice system. A cast of rappers and DJ’s perform drill, grime and bassline – the music weaponised against them – to tell their stories on their own terms.
Staged in a warehouse basement with video projection, cinematic lighting and a bassline you can feel in your bones. In partnership with JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) Public Interest is a call to action.
Show information
When: Wednesday 21 – Saturday 24 May & Wednesday 28 – Saturday 31 May 2025
Where: Loading Bay – 1 Duke Street, Bradford, BD1 3QR
Running time – 90 minutes
Recommended age – 12+
Tickets: TBA on Bradford 2025
Credits
Text by Zia Ahmed
Director – Evie Manning
Associate Director – Dermot Daly
Dramaturg – Kirsty Housley
Production Manager – Tom Robbins
Designer – Sascha Gilmour
Movement Director – May McQuade
Composers – J3 & Wojciech Rusin
Video Designer – Catherine Woodhouse
Lighting Designer – Andy Purves
Creative Producer – Ezra Nash
Research & Development with the Performance Collective
In partnership with JENGbA