Post Office Scandal Humorously Exposed at The Questors
False accounts deals with the Britain's biggest ever miscarriage of justice
The cast prepare for the production
A play about what is described as the biggest ever miscarriage of justice in this country’s history is being performed at The Questors.
In 1999 Horizon, a new computer system was installed in Post Offices nationwide. There was only one problem, it was prone to bugs and the designers were aware of this issue. Soon Postmasters across the UK were experiencing mysterious shortfalls of thousands of pounds that they were liable for.
False accounts, which runs from 1 – 5 November, is a darkly comic look at the scandal. The production was made in close collaboration with sub-postmasters affected by the affair.
The matinee on Saturday 5 November will be followed by a Q&A with members of the creative team and sub-postmasters talking about their personal experiences of the tragedy.
It is the London leg of a national tour of the play which has attracted a lot of comment particularly from those who were directly involved.
The Outcasts Creative team have created a satirical romp through 20 years of scandal telling the story in a way that aims to be both informative and entertaining.
Told in the form of a series of short vignettes linked by a narrator, it covers most of the key moments and deals with difficult issues such as the suicide of a former sub-postmaster.
All of the main participants were name-checked and a senior member of Post Office management is portrayed as a muppet character.
False Accounts
By Lance Steen & Anthony Nielsen
1 November - 5 November 22 in the Studio
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November 3, 2022