Stages of Justice

Bonus Episode - Catrina McHugh

In this unedited bonus episode, I speak with Catrina McHugh from Open Clasp Theatre about creating activist performance with women affected by exclusion. We discuss how the company’s work has been both incredibly local to the North East of England and has also travelled to audiences from New York to New Zealand. We talk about how amplifying often unheard voices can transcend the prison walls and resonate across geographies. Host Dr Sarah Bartley Co-host Shona Babyemi Producer Debbie Kilbride Executive Producer Sukey Firth Sound Engineer Max Aspen  Original music composed by Rex Horan Visual design Russell Miller Thanks go to staff at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, particularly Laura Wardle, Phil Rowe, Samuel Bailey, Bryce Lease, Amy Ryall, and Izzy Stuart. Stages of Justice was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with additional support from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Bonus Episode – Prof. Rosalind Crone

What are prisons for? In this bonus episode of Stages of Justice, you’ll hear the full conversation with Professor Rosalind Crone about how our ideas of punishment, rehabilitation, and prison education in Britain have developed over time. We explore the role of arts and education in prisons and question how activities inside have been framed in different ways across history. Host Dr Sarah Bartley Co-host Shona Babyemi Producer Debbie Kilbride Executive Producer Sukey Firth Sound Engineer Max Aspen  Original music composed by Rex Horan Visual design Russell Miller Thanks go to staff at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, particularly Laura Wardle, Phil Rowe, Samuel Bailey, Bryce Lease, Amy Ryall, and Izzy Stuart. Stages of Justice was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with additional support from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Bonus Episode – Paula Harriott

What can the arts do in prisons? In this bonus episode of Stages of Justice, I speak with Paula Harriott, CEO of Unlock, about her journey from incarceration to advocacy for people with convictions and her encounters with creativity along the way. We explore how justice could move beyond punishment toward healing, the role of arts in human experience, and the importance of including lived experience in reform. Host Dr Sarah Bartley Co-host Shona Babyemi Producer Debbie Kilbride Executive Producer Sukey Firth Sound Engineer Max Aspen  Original music composed by Rex Horan Visual design Russell Miller Thanks go to staff at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, particularly Laura Wardle, Phil Rowe, Samuel Bailey, Bryce Lease, Amy Ryall, and Izzy Stuart. Stages of Justice was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with additional support from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Bonus Episode – Corinna Seeds

Corinna Seeds is the founder of Stirrabout Theatre and a force to be reckoned with. In this bonus episode of Stages of Justice, I share my full conversation with Corinna, where she reflects on her experience establishing Britain’s first company created to bring theatre into prisons. Founded in 1974 and disbanded in 1983 due to funding cuts and a hostile arts climate, Corinna shares some of the challenges, surprises and excitement of making theatre in prisons against all the odds. Host Dr Sarah Bartley Co-host Shona Babyemi Producer Debbie Kilbride Executive Producer Sukey Firth Sound Engineer Max Aspen  Original music composed by Rex Horan Visual design Russell Miller Thanks go to staff at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, particularly Laura Wardle, Phil Rowe, Samuel Bailey, Bryce Lease, Amy Ryall, and Izzy Stuart. Stages of Justice was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with additional support from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Bonus Episode – John Podmore

Bonus Ep – John Podmore This bonus episode is the uncut interview with John Podmore, a leading expert on the British prison system with over forty years experience as a governor, inspector and reform advocate. In Stages of Justice, he explains why creativity is not a luxury but a vital force for transformation in our prisons. Host Dr Sarah Bartley Co-host Shona Babyemi Producer Debbie Kilbride Executive Producer Sukey Firth Sound Engineer Max Aspen  Original music composed by Rex Horan Visual design Russell Miller Thanks go to staff at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, particularly Laura Wardle, Phil Rowe, Samuel Bailey, Bryce Lease, Amy Ryall, and Izzy Stuart. Stages of Justice was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with additional support from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.