[The following are excerpts from an article in today's edition of the Nottingham Evening Post.]
After a few years working on dramas like Heartbeat, Nottingham writer Michael Eaton is returning to the topical territory where his heart lies. A new play commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse for June will revisit an emotional subject he pieced together with some success for ITV 20 years ago – Lockerbie. (...)
He was sitting in Nottingham Playhouse a few months ago, in talks with artistic director Giles Croft, when he picked up a copy of Private Eye.
Giles noticed he was absorbed in an article about the release of Al Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of involvement in Lockerbie released on compassionate grounds.
Together, they decided Lockerbie remained a subject worthy of examination – this time for the theatre in a piece called The Families of Lockerbie.
Michael's original docu-drama Why Lockerbie? examined the build-up to the tragedy. "I did that film 20 years ago," he explains. It was written the year after the disaster. This time, I wanted to do something that caught up with what had happened in the past two decades but from a more emotional, reflective standpoint.
"I was very struck with the different responses of the American and British families to the release of Al Megrahi." (...)
The Families of Lockerbie has been scheduled for the Playhouse from June 10-19. (...)
"The TV work ended in an air traffic control office as the plane disappears from the screen. In a way, that's where this story starts," says Michael.
MISSION LOCKERBIE:
ReplyDeleteThe facts over the Lockerbie- Conspiracy against Libya, must be cleared up at full extent!
In addition we expect the opening of the SCCRC documents, how was announced to Justice by Kenny MacAskill Cabinet Secretary for,
and the doubtful employment of the Defence team...
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I hope its as good as "Gaddafi - The Musical".
ReplyDeleteIt's bound to be interesting in its way. He cites a difference between British and American reactions to the release. That's a sign of thought and I wouldn't mind seeing it played out.
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