Our productions Past Productions Make Good: The Post Office Scandal (2024) ★★★★★ "Fortune and O'Hare have truly created a masterpiece" A Youngish Perspective ★★★★★ "A beautifully moving piece with a bright and electric future" The Revue ★★★★★ "Beautifully portrayed" West End With M 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 Celebrating 100 years of rural touring, and marking the 50th anniversary of leading rural theatre companies Pentabus and New Perspectives. CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM 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. More Reviews ★★★★.5 "Musicals don’t have to be big, extravagant events. But they do need to be grounded in emotional truth, and Make Good has that in spades" Breaking the Fourth Wall ★★★★ "Make Good is more than a musical – it is a call to action and a tribute to courage, resilience, and community" Small House Big Trips ★★★★ "a seamless blend of storytelling and comedy, bold harmonies and quiet reflections" Theatre and Tonic Access Set Description – read by Samual Gosrani Elsie Character Description – read by Actor, Victoria Brazier Indira Character Description – read by Actor, Charlotte Delima Mohandas Character Description – read by Actor, Samual Gosrani Patrick the Postman Character Description - read by Actor, ed Gaughan Captions/subtitles were made available via handheld devices (the Difference Engine) for D/deaf audiences at selected performances across the tour. Suitable for ages 11+; running time: 110 minutes + interval. PERFORMANCES After premiering at Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Make Good: The Post Office Scandal went on a 28-stop tour of the UK from Saturday 19 October - Sunday 1 December 2024. Supported by the RSC and National Theatre's Generate Programme. Using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Banner image: Ed Gaughan; composite image: (L-R) 1. Samuel Gosrani, 2. Charlotte Delima. 3. Victoria Brazier, Samuel Gosrani and Charlotte Delima. © Andrew Billington Manage Cookie Preferences