Between 13 and 16 August, Just Festival’s been honoured to host performances of the play Insiders, at St John’s Church, in association with Bethany Christian Trust.

It tells the story of Danny, Craig and Richard. Craig’s new found faith has aided his recovery, but when he gets bad news from home, he relapses and overdoses. Despite this setback, he reconnects with his belief and continues on his recovery journey, causing Danny and Richard to question their own anger and cynicism.

The play was developed during lockdown, in partnership with men in HMP Shotts, and originally performed over a live webcast. Insiders toured twelve Scottish prisons, and was performed 22 times, and reached an audience of 406 prisoners.

We’re delighted to be joined by Sam Rowe, actor and Creative Expressions Coordinator at Bethany Christian Trust and members of the Scottish Prison Service Chaplaincy team for a more in depth look at the play’s creative process as well as faith and spirituality in prisons in Scotland.

Free, ticketed