Jamie reminded me of Kevin Bridges. He was unsurprised at the comparison; quite a few people had said this to him. He also told me that his family were coming to see him perform the next day before heading to Glasgow to watch Bridges perform at the Hydro.

When I returned a few weeks later to speak to him at more length, I found out that his entire involvement in the project stemmed from his challenging behaviour.

He said: "When I first came in to Polmont, I was causing it a bit, not really buying in to all the rules and I ended up being sent down to the Dunedin Unit [a small, segregated unit]."

George Ferguson, Head of Offender Outcomes, told me that the idea of Jamie taking part in the theatre programme came about during a discussion with his Barnardos project worker (the children's charity provides support to young offenders in Polmont). Jamie was initially a reluctant participant.

He admitted: "To be honest, doing the theatre, it wasn’t the top of the bucket list. But then I started off thinking what’s better – sitting in the cell all day looking at four walls or going down and seeing what’s going on? They were trying to get us to do mad stuff, roly-polies and jumping about doing mad stuff, stuff you’re not used to doing. I thought, 'I’m not going back down there, they’re fruit loops'."