Beverley Theatre Company (BTC) are pleased to announce that their next production will be a brand new play telling the story of Jack the Ripper and his victims.
Written by BTC members Anthony Musgrave and Nev Slater, who wrote the very well-received version of Dracula that sold-out at ERT in 2023, the storyline is a mixture of fact and fiction, giving the victims of Jack the Ripper a voice and telling us their perspective on events. After all, everyone knows Jack the Ripper – but can you name his victims? Do you know who they were or where they were from? The play emphasises the victims’ personal histories and challenges the stereotypes portraying them as merely prostitutes or alcoholics, reminding us that they were real people, and highlights the harsh social conditions of the East End, the struggles they faced, and society’s exploitation of their memory through tourism and media, whilst also reflecting on the social context and lasting legacy of the murders.
George is fascinated by Jack the Ripper and decides to go to London to see the murder sites. Whilst
there, he attends a meeting of Ripperologists, who take him on a tour of the places where the Ripper
struck. Disappointed by the fact that hardly anything original remains, George starts to feel ill, and then,
inexplicably, finds himself back in August 1888, the very time the Ripper’s murder spree began.
Deciding that the opportunity to discover who Jack really was is too great to ignore, George determines
to do just that. As he follows his destiny, we meet Jack’s victims, and they in turn tell us their stories –
who they were, the lives they led and how they ended up in Whitechapel to meet their horrific fates.
However, Time must keep itself constant, and when something that should never have happened
occurs, George has a terrible choice to make….
The play will be performed at the East Riding Theatre, Beverley, from Wednesday 19th November to
Saturday 22nd November at 7.30pm, with a licensed bar. Tickets are priced at £18.00 and can be
purchased:
● online at www.eastridingtheatre.co.uk
● by telephoning the East Riding Theatre box office on 01482 874050
● in person at the East Riding Theatre, 10 Lord Roberts Road, Beverley, HU17 9BE
● on the door on the night
Beverley Theatre Company is keen to keep amateur theatre alive in Beverley and would be delighted if
you would like to tread the boards with us or help backstage.
Please contact us at :-
thebeverleytheatrecompany@gmail.com or via our Facebook page.
You can also visit our website at beverleytheatrecompany.com.
