Hard Time Pressure
By Michael McMillan
Year staged: 1981
Theatre Company: Royal Court Theatre
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 12
Synopsis
McMillan’s second play Hard Time Pressure was devised with members of The Avenues Youth Club, Paddington, London. It explores how conflicts emerges when one of their heroes returns from prison. He rejects their hero worship, and becoming a young father, wants to take a different path in life. But he cannot escape the attention and brutality of the local police.