Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore

Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore,
based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges

This exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War II; he broke the complex German code called Enigma, enabling allied forces to foresee German manoeuvres.

Since his work was classified top secret for years after the war, no one knew how much was owed to him when he was put on trial for breaking another code the taboo against homosexuality. Turing, who was also the first to conceive of computers, was convicted under the 1885 Criminal Law Amendment Act which made all homosexual acts of "gross indecency" illegal, the same act used to convict Oscar Wilde, and sentenced to undergo hormone treatments which left him physically and mentally debilitated.

Turing died a suicide, forgotten and alone. This play is about who he was, what happened to him and why.
Featuring a strong cast and original music soundscape, AFT will maintain its reputation for entertaining and challenging theatre.