First look rehearsal images have been released for next month’s revival of true crime drama The Exonerated at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.
An exciting cast of experienced stage and screen performers – who will appear both in person and in integrated filmed footage – will appear in the production.
Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen’s play The Exonerated, directed by Hope Mill Artistic Director and co-founder Joseph Houston, has been reimagined in the style of a television true crime documentary and will run from Thursday 6 to Sunday 16 June 2019.
The production will blend live theatre and filmed footage to create a unique, fully integrated multimedia experience with staging inspired by true crime documentaries currently popular on television streaming services.
Taken from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files and the public record, The Exonerated tells true stories of six wrongfully-convicted survivors of death row in their own words.
Moving between first-person monologues, courtrooms and prisons; six interwoven stories paint a picture of an American criminal justice system gone horribly wrong – and of six brave souls who persevered to survive it.
Artistic Director Joseph Houston, said: “I am so thrilled with the amazingly diverse cast we have found for The Exonerated. Many of our filmed actors have incredible experience and I know they will really capture the documentary style filming as well as make these heart-wrenching stories very real.
“We have also assembled an exciting group of actors who will play live in the production and multi-role many different characters to help bring these stories to life.
“I can’t wait to get started and to share The Exonerated with our audiences.”
The Exonerated is at Hope Mill Theatre 6th – 16th June 2019.
