ABOUT THE PLAY

"If we knew that this was going to happen to us, that we were going to become criminals by buying a Post Office, we would never, ever have done it" Sub-postmaster

Over twenty years a silent tragedy has unfolded in the heart of our communities. Entirely innocent sub-postmasters had their lives torn apart and face bankruptcy, isolation, and jail for crimes that were never committed, for debts that never existed.

Directly informed by conversations with affected sub-postmasters, Make Good dives into this most local of stories, capturing the raw emotions, the bewilderment and the unbreakable bond of faith and family that were put to the test. Experience the astonishing resilience of entire communities as lives were destroyed in a scandal that isn't over yet...

A new musical three years in the making that tells the story of the Post Office Scandal, now recognised as one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in British history.

"The musical is full of feeling. And that's what we need to portray to people now, so that they can feel and understand what we felt, all the heartache that we went through. The songs bring so much to the story, they're heartfelt and there's humour in it too, it's funny. It made me smile as well as being touching" Sub-postmaster

Touring Autumn 2024 - Celebrating 100 years of rural touring, and marking the 50th anniversary of leading rural theatre companies Pentabus and New Perspectives.

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

[L-R] Cast: Charlotte Delima as Indira, Samuel Gosrani as Mohandas, Victoria Brazier as Elsie and Ed Gaughan as Postman

Writer (Book): Jeanie O’Hare

Composer (Music & Lyrics): Jim Fortune

Composer (Additional Music): Maimuna Memon

Additional Material: Ed Gaughan

Director: Elle While 

Designer: Carla Goodman

Choreographer & Movement Director: Neil Bettles 

Lighting Designer: Jenny Roxburgh 

Sound Designer: Dan Balfour

Musical Director: Zac Gvi

Associate Musical Director: Máth Roberts

Audio Description Consultant: FlawBored

Production Manager: Tom Robbins

Stage Manager: Tallulah Harris

Read the cast and crew biographies here.

Access

(AD) This show is accessible for blind and partially sighted audiences, with Audio Description integrated into every performance.  

We can also offer captions/subtitles through handheld devices (the Difference Engine) for D/deaf audiences - performances where captions are offered are tagged (CC). 

Suitable for ages 11+

70 minutes (approx) + interval

Supported by the RSC and National Theatre's Generate Programme. Using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Performances on sale now - more to follow!

Friday 18 and Saturday 19 October, 7.30pm - Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow

Tuesday 22 October, 7.30pm - Lakeside Arts, Nottingham 

Thursday 24 October, 7.30pm - Wereham Village Hall, King's Lynn

Friday 25 October, 8pm - Unity Hall, Southborough

Saturday 26 October, 7.30pm - Rye Community Centre, East Sussex (Booking: [email protected] or 01797 222752)

Wednesday 30 October, 7.30pm - Tideswell Fountain Square (Booking link to come)

Thursday 31 October, 7pm - Killamarsh Parish Suite, Derbyshire (Booking link to come)

Friday 1 November, 7.30pm - Caistor Town Hall, Market Rasen (Booking link to come)

Saturday 2 November, 7.30pm - Geddington Village Hall, Northamptonshire (Booking link to come)

Tuesday 5 November, 7.30pm - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

Wednesday 6 November, 7pm - Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham

Friday 8 November & Saturday 9 November, 2.30pm & 7.30pm - Omnibus Theatre, London

Wednesday 13 November, 7.30pm - The Poly, Falmouth

Thursday 14 November, 7.30pm - Winterborne Strickland Village Hall, Dorset (Book: 01258 881329)

Friday 15 November, 7.30pm - Portland Royal Manor Theatre, Dorset

Saturday 16 November, 7.30pm - Stockland Victory Hall, Devon

Tuesday 19 November, 7.30pm - Marsden Mechanics, Huddersfield

Wednesday 20 November, 7.30pm - Foxelowe Arts Centre, Staffordshire (Booking link to come)

Thursday 21 November, 8pm - Wythall Community Club, Birmingham (Booking link to come)

Friday 22 November, 7.30pm - Feckenham Village Hall Trust, Redditch (Booking link to come)

Saturday 23 November, 7.30pm - Quatt Village Hall, Bridgnorth (Booking link to come)

Wednesday 27 November, 7.30pm - Hereford College of Arts, Hereford

Thursday 28 November, 7.30pm - SpArc Theatre, Bishops Castle (Booking link to come)

Friday 29 November, 7.30pm - The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock (Booking link to come)

Saturday 30 November, 7.30pm - The Talbot Theatre, Whitlock (Booking: 01948 660660)

Sunday 1 December, 7pm - Thimblemill Library, Smethwick