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November 27th 1978: Dan White shoots and kills Harvey Milk, the first openly gay American to hold elected office and George Moscone, mayor of San Francisco. May 21st 1979: Dan White is found not guilty of murder. Execution of Justice is the story of how and why it happened. Moving in and out of the courtroom and backwards and forwards in time, Execution of Justice captures a divided city in crisis and the impact of loss. A cast of 20 perform Emily Mann's award-winning 1982 verbatim play - a panoramic view of a time of upheaval and change, told in words taken from trial transcripts, interviews, reportage and the street.

Cast/Performers

Madeleine Bowyer, Georgia Buchanan, Maurice Byrne, Doron Davidson, Aidan Downing, Philip Duguid-McQuillan, Lindsay Fraser, Thomas Grube, Catherine Hammond, Kate Harper, Jasper Jacob, Christopher Lane, Ben Mars, Alex McSweeney, Mark Parsons, John Rayment, Michael Shane, Joyce Veheary, Aonghus Weber, Peter Wiedmann

Creatives/Company

Author: Emily Mann
Presented by: Lindsay Fraser Ltd
Director: Joss Bennathan
Design: James Turner
Sound: George Dennis
Lighting: Richard Williason
Producer: Jamie Hannon (associate producer)

Execution of Justice

Execution of Justice (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1133152408. Details of all Execution of Justice archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0619149229

Archive Listings

11 Jan 12
to
4 Feb 12

Southwark Playhouse Borough
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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