The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Adapted By Alexandra Wood and based on the book by Kate Summerscale

The original Victorian "whodunnit" based on the true story that gripped our nation back in the day...

Summer 1860, an elegant county house and a young boy is found dead in an outside privy. All clues point towards the murderer being a member of the grieving household.

Called to investigate is the most celebrated detective of the day, Jonathan Whicher of Scotland Yard. But this case challenges him in ways he's never been challenged before. Still haunted by the case, he visits the murderer in prison.

As they replay the past, they start to question the nature of truth, the desire for certainty and the possibility of redemption.

Please note that this play contains references to the theme of child murder which some patrons may find upsetting.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books