Fleeto was inspired by the media interest in Knife crime which came to a head in Glasgow a couple of years ago. The writer was keen to explore unvoiced aspects of this phenomenon and use an intense theatrical style to present it. In doing so he was struck by parallels in the story of the Trojan Wars, where the murderous actions of gangs of Greek and Trojan warriors seemed to represent some form of high cultural ideal. The writer wanted to use this classical approach to telling the story for the modern tale, mixing Shakesperian iambic pentametres with contemporary Glasgow street speak to express the plight of a young man caught up in a culture of violence.

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