Sus

Sus (1979) by British playwright Barrie Keeffe. Election night 1979: the sus laws made it legal for police to stop and search anyone - purely on suspicion. Two detectives on the graveyard shift in an East London police station place bets on which party will win. A black man is picked up, accused of his wife's murder. He is incensed, believing that he'll be fodder for an incoming government keen to flex its law-and-order muscles. A powerful, politicised cry against the still-current threat of institutional racism.

Produced by the University of the Witwatersrand at the National Arts Festival Student Drama, 1984.

Sources

http://www.amazon.com/Sus-Modern-Plays-Barrie-Keeffe/dp/1408131374