Force and Hypocrisy (1986)

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Fictionalized account of Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution, a book written by Stephen Knight, which was first published in 1976.

It proposed a solution to five murders in Victorian London that were blamed on an unidentified serial killer known as “Jack the Ripper”. In an attempt to solve the mystery, Knight presented an elaborate conspiracy theory involving the British royal family, freemasonry and the painter Walter Sickert.

Character:
Michael Connell
Playwright: 
Doug Lucie
Director: 
Paul Tomlinson
Additional cast:
Ian Minney, John Ashton, Graeme Eton
Venue: 
Young Vic
Status:
Completed play. Performed from April – May 1986.