An urgent play about the senseless killing of a black schoolboy, from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British playwriting. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2008.

Death never used to be for the young.

You get up.

You go bout your business.

You expect to come back.

random was adapted for television in 2011, winning a BAFTA for Best Single Drama.

'debbie tucker green's writing is so raw and immediate that it can feel as if she's hacking into your heart with a rusty tin opener.' Time Out