The year is 1964 and Wallace Jones sits on death row. He's only got an hour left before he is hanged for murder, but he's not repenting, he's not praying... he's juggling. There's an inmate talent show later on. He’s hoping to swing by on his way to the gallows. Suddenly Wallace's estranged wife Mary turns up. She has some news – she’s pregnant with his child. While Wallace sits eating his final meal, the pair take a tense look back at their time together - all with one eye on the clock. As more unexpected revelations cause rifts in their relationship, the situation forces both to explore their conscience and, as they admit uncomfortable truths, the lines between right and wrong will become blurred beyond repair. A piece of new writing from director Rowan Jacobs , Life in Death questions how much fate can be controlled – and asks how much control we really want.
Photography by Max Moore
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