The Incident Room

by Olivia Hirst, David Byrne

Overview

It's 1975. The Millgarth Incident Room in Leeds is the epicentre of the biggest manhunt in British history, for one of the most notorious serial killers: the Yorkshire Ripper. With public and political pressure mounting, hundreds of officers must work around the clock and resort to increasingly audacious attempts to end one man's campaign of terror. The Incident Room was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, transferring to New Diorama Theatre, London, in 2020, ahead of an Off-Broadway run.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848429291
Publisher:	Theatre Communications Group
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Olivia Hirst is an actor and writer, and the co-founder of Lost Watch theatre company. Her plays include The Incident Room, written with David Byrne (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2019; New Diorama Theatre, London, 2020).

David Byrne is a playwright and theatre director, and the Artistic and Executive Director of London's New Diorama Theatre. His plays include The Incident Room, written with Olivia Hirst (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2019; New Diorama Theatre, London, 2020); Secret Life of Humans (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2017; New Diorama Theatre, 2018); and an adaptation of George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015; New Diorama Theatre, 2016).

Editorial Reviews

"An utterly compelling, imaginative portrayal of failure and guilt... takes the expectations of the police drama and the true crime genre, and reveals far deeper, more uncomfortable truths within." —The Reviews Hub

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