| act 1 |
| scene | song | singers | location |
| 1,1 | throw away the key (I’m sorry / you’ll never make amends) | judge / hacks / jury/ public child 1 & 2 & mothers | court room |
| 1,2 | lullaby | victim’s mother | her home |
| 1,3 | children never listen | child 1 & 2’s mother | inside detention centre |
| I’m sorry | child 1 | inside detention centre |
| release | instrumental | outside detention centre |
| the boy without a name | boy 1 | outside detention centre |
| 1,4 | an eye for an eye | victim’s mother | her home |
| 1,5 | I forgive you | volunteer 1 | phone room |
| we’ll be here for you | helpline volunteers | phone room |
| you never make amends | boy 1 | boy 1’s flat |
| a force for good | volunteer 1 & boy 1 | phone room |
| 1,6 | how much longer? | boy 2 | boy 2’s flat |
| 1,7 | I forgive you (reprise) | boy 1 | phone room |
| medley | boy 2 | phone room/boy 2’s flat |
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| act 2 |
| scene | song | singers | location |
| entr’acte | release (reprise) | instrumental | |
| 2,1 | arrival of the travellers | instrumental | street |
| the travellers’ song | travellers | travellers' camp |
| 2,2 | I forgive you | instrumental | phone room |
| you never make amends (reprise) | boy 1 | phone room / boy 2's flat |
| life is worth living for | boy 1 & volunteers | phone room |
| taking the easy way out | boys 2 & 1 | phone room / phone box |
| a force for good (reprise) | boys 2 & 1 | phone room / phone box |
| doog rof ecrof a | instrumental | street |
| 2,3 | a state of mind | travellers and boy 2 | travellers' camp |
| 2,4 | chase | lynch mob | street |
| 2,5 | they're on my trail | boy 2 / volunteer / boy 1 | boy 2’s flat / phone room |
| 2,6 | chase (reprise) | lynch mob | street |
| 2,7 | a curtain on the past | victim's brother & boy 2 | travellers' camp |
| no one knows his name | mob / travellers / victim's brother | travellers' camp |
| 2,8 | anti-hero | boy 2 | travellers' camp |
| 2,9 | a curtain on the past (reprise) | chorus | street |
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