Four Police Officers sit in a riot van. Called out to a domestic dispute, which may turn violent, they are on stand by; waiting to enter a flat where a man is wielding a samurai sword.
We wait with them, experiencing the relationships forged through the stress of the job and the turmoil of being caught between following orders and protecting themselves.
Written by a former Police Officer, Stand By shows the modern-day Police Service laid bare.
A unique performance, audiences are asked to wear single-earpiece headphones, as Police Officers do, to tell this urgent story in a multi-sensory way.
‘Genuine, funny and tragic.'
★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
'A first-rate production by a polished cast.'
★★★★★ Daily Business Magazine
'A powerful, insightful drama with much to say and a bold, blackly comic way of saying it.'
★★★★
Broadway Baby
'Sharp, tense and funny.'
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Neil Webb, Director Theatre and Dance, British Council, is talking about Stand By produced by Utter in association with The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews.
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