The biggest serial killer in British criminal history, Doctor Harold Shipman, metamorphosed from a caring, committed and respected GP into the 'Doctor Death' of the tabloid headlines, and his tally of victims will never be fully known. In a compelling piece of documentary theatre, Dennis Woolf has skillfully edited verbatim extracts from the transcript of Dame Janet Smith's Inquiry. Whilst the why of the case may never be understood, Woolf illuminates how it was that Shipman got away with so much for so long. Beyond Belief raises all kinds of questions about the trust we place in authority figures, their accountability and how we can avoid such a tragedy happening again.T1895049799Producer Library Theatre Company. Director Chris Honer. Adapted by Dennis Woolf. Performer Romy Baskerville (Dame Janet Smith DBE). Performer Cate Hamer (Caroline Swift QC). Performer Jim Millea (Christopher Melton QC). Performer Christopher Wright (Richard Lissack QC). Performer C P Hallam (Andrew Spink QC). Performer Stephen Mackenna (Bruce Stuart). Music Simon Molloy (Philip Gaisford). Performer Stephen Mackenna (John Shaw). Performer Joan Kempson (Dorothy Foley). Performer Kate Layden (Ghislaine Brant). Performer Eileen O'Brien (Dr Susan Booth). Performer Alison Burrows (Deborah Bambroffe). Performer Christopher Wright (Nigel Reynolds). Performer David Crellin (Det Ins David Smith). Performer Simon Molloy (Chief Super David Sykes). Performer Jim Millea (Det Ch Ins Bernard Postles). Performer Joan Kempson (Primrose Shipman). Performer Eileen O'Brien (Carol Chapman). Performer Alison Burrows (Gillian Morgan). Performer Kate Layden (Alison Massey). Performer Simon Molloy (Robert Gray). | |
| 22 Oct 04 to 20 Nov 04 | Home Theatre, Manchester :: V1858052535 listing details L01808387919 |
