The Families of Lockerbie

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This powerful new play from local writer Michael Eaton explores the differing responses of the victims’ families to the release, in August 2009, of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the bombing of the Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988.

For many, al-Megrahi’s release was a grievous insult. For others, his original conviction was a gross miscarriage of justice. Whether it was a decision they welcomed or decried, al-Megrahi’s release opened up a new chapter in the continuing ordeal of all of those bereaved by the bombing.

This is a dramatic and compelling drama which doesn’t set out to endorse one faction over another, but to document the anguished, often angry, search for justice that persists on all sides.

Michael Eaton is an award-winning screenwriter with an impressive ability for dramatizing controversial stories. His credits include Why Lockerbie?, Shipman and Shoot to Kill.

Pre-show talk Wednesday 16 June at 6pm – Tickets FREE. Call Box Office on 0115 941 9419
How real is real? David Edgar in conversation with Michael Eaton
Reality theatre has been almost as big in the 2000s as reality television. Playwright David Edgar discusses the opportunities, challenges and pitfalls of fact-based drama with Michael Eaton, author of The Families of Lockerbie. In addition to his adaptation of Julian Barnes’s Arthur & George at the Playhouse in April, David Edgar has written plays about the end of east European communism and the 2001 Northern riots.

Michael Eaton is appearing at Lowdham Book Festival on Saturday 19 June, 11.30-12.30, to discuss “chronicling controversy”. The session costs £4/£3 and is taking place at Lowdham Methodist Chapel on Main Street.

Dates & Times

Thu 10 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Fri 11 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Sat 12 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Mon 14 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Tue 15 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Wed 16 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Thu 17 Jun	Auditorium	1:30pm
Thu 17 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Fri 18 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm
Sat 19 Jun	Auditorium	7:45pm

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