The Long Walk Back: play about Chris Lewis has its first night behind bars | Matthew Engel

Former England all-rounder’s six years in prison are the subject of a new play – one that began its national tour in the confines of HMP PortlandIt was not the easiest auditorium for the actors. The multi-faith centre was more like a corridor than a conventional theatre, so it required a mighty effort of projection for their voices to reach the back. It was not the easiest audience either.Unused to theatre-going conventions, these playgoers kept up a constant hubbub - not the roars o