Southport Dramatic Club brings the gritty 1970s drama The Incident Room to the Little Theatre tonight, running through November 14.
Set in 1975 at Leeds’ Millgarth police station, the play follows Sergeant Megan Winterburn and her team during the manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. Pre-digital investigation meant physical index cards, thousands of telephone tip-offs, and relentless paperwork, leaving officers battling fatigue and systemic failure as the case spiraled out of control.
Rather than rehashing old headlines, the gripping production looks at the human cost of a flawed enquiry long before the digital age. It provides a sobering look at the officers who gave everything to the case, showing their daily fight against fatigue, institutional prejudice, and time itself as they race to stop a killer.
Tickets for the run can be booked directly via the Little Theatre Southport website.
