CODE (2023)
physical theatre

Production: Justice in Motion
Artistic Director: Anja Meinhardt
Associate Director: Chris Evans ( Hofesh Shechter Company/Gecko)
Rehearsal Director: Michael Lynch

Lyrics/Rap: Marcus Smith

Performers: George Mayfield, Krystal Dawn Campbell, Esra Marmet, Euan Beaden, Owen Gawthorpe, Marcus Smith, David Marmet.

“CODE, Justice in Motion’s urban odyssey into County Lines and Knife Crime, is a spectacular blend of physical theatre, parkour and trials bike stunts with live rap and music. On an urban playground, skilled athletes and performers show what is happening to our young people exploited by organised drug crime gangs.

This story could be happening right now. See inside the County Lines through up-close, dazzling, adrenaline-fuelled, audacious story-telling inspired by true case studies.”

For the music, I explored the sonorities of ‘drill’ and hip-hop to anchor the soundtrack in the world that these young people live in using sounds sampled in the rehearsal space and outside in the Estates.