Pentabus and New Perspectives – Make Good: The Post Office Scandal

Over twenty years a silent tragedy has unfolded in the heart of our communities.

A new musical by Jeanie O’Hare (book) and Jim Fortune (music and lyrics)
Directed by Elle While

Over twenty years a silent tragedy has unfolded in the heart of our communities. Entirely innocent sub-postmasters had their lives torn apart and faced bankruptcy, isolation, and jail for crimes that were never committed, for debts that never existed.

Directly informed by conversations with affected sub-postmasters, Make Good dives into this most local of stories, capturing the raw emotions, the bewilderment and the unbreakable bond of faith and family that were put to the test. Experience the astonishing resilience of entire communities as lives were destroyed in a scandal that isn’t over yet…

A new musical three years in the making that tells the story of the Post Office Scandal, now recognised as one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in British history.

“The musical is full of feeling. And that’s what we need to portray to people now, so that they can feel and understand what we felt, all the heartache that we went through. The songs bring so much to the story, they’re heartfelt and there’s humour in it too, it’s funny. It made me smile as well as being touching.” Sub-postmaster

This show is accessible for blind and partially sighted audiences, with Audio Description integrated into every performance. Captions/subtitles are offered through handheld devices (the Difference Engine) for D/deaf audiences.

Suitable for ages 11+