Thorpe Players

Friday August 31st to Friday November 9th 1888 will forever be part of London history. For it was between those dates that the infamous ‘East End’ murders took place perpetrated by one who became known as Jack the Ripper. The identity of this person has confounded everyone ever since and it is probable that the mystery will forever remain unsolved.

Jack The Ripper does not centre on the gory and violent murders but rather focuses on the deprived and hopeless existence of the inhabitants of Whitechapel - lives spent in squalor, filth, in-fighting and prostitution where murders were not uncommon and one of the only escapes was through alcohol.

The action lurches between the streets and alleys of Whitechapel and the Steam Packet Music Hall and whilst many of the songs may be new to you, you will probably think you have heard them before. Here you will not only find the black humour of the East End, but sarcasm, wit, satire and music hall comedy.