London based Raiyo (Ray, in professional parlance) Panthaki performed in a play, Gladiator Games, based on the racist murder of an Asian boy in Feltham Young Offenders Institute in March 2000, which drew a substantial review on the BBC website. Panthaki was nominated for ‘Best Supporting Performance in a play’ at the prestigious TMA Theatre Awards in 2006 for this role.
Twenty-seven year old Panthaki plays Zahid Mubarek, a 19-year-old offender serving his time for stealing razors and interfering with a motor vehicle. He was murdered by his fellow prisoner while asleep in the cell he shared with Robert Stewart, a......