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CRONGTON KNIGHTS

Derby

CRONGTON Knights will be coming to Derby Theatre on Tuesday, March 17.

Running until Saturday, March 21, the stage adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning novel opened in Coventry last month and is currently receiving rave reviews.

The Guardian reviewed it as having “an authenticity and energy that matches the fighting spirits of the story’s working-class heroes”.

Life isn’t easy on the Crongton Estate and for McKay and his mates it’s all about keeping their heads down. But when a friend finds herself in trouble, they set out on a mission that goes further than any of them imagined.

Crongton Knights will take you on a night of madcap adventure as McKay and his friends “The Magnificent Six” encounter the dangers and triumphs of a mission gone awry.

With a soundscape of beatboxing and vocals laid down by the cast and created by acclaimed musician Conrad Murray, this is the story of the friends you’ll never forget and how lessons learned the hard way can bring you closer together.

Alex Wheatle said: “It’s a modern quest story where on their journey, the young diverse lead characters have to confront debt, poverty, blackmail, loss, fear, the trauma of a flight from a foreign land and the omnipresent threat of gangland violence.

“The dialogue I created for this award-winning novel deserves a platform and I for one can’t wait to see the characters that have lived in my head for a number of years leap out of my mind and on to a stage near you.”

■ Tickets: derbytheatre.co.uk, 01332 593939, from £8.