The King's Head Theatre Presents SOMEONE TO BLAME, 3/6-3/31
By: BWW News Desk
The King's Head Theatre presents Someone to Blame
the WORLD PREMIERE of
a verbatim theatre production
by Tess Berry-Hart from spoken evidence
Director David Mercatali
In 2004, at the age of 17, Sam Hallam was tried and convicted of murder in a London street fight.
But he maintains that he wasn't even there.
With little education and no funds, Sam was at the mercy of the justice system and two eye-witnesses, one of whom retracted his accusation in court, and another who admitted in court that when she accused Sam, she had been looking for “someone to blame.”
He has so far spent the last 7 years in prison. The campaign for his release has taken his case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and an independent police enquiry, whose findings have been so significant that the case has now been referred back to the Court of Appeal.
The campaign is being led by Paul May, who was responsible for leading the campaigns of the Birmingham Six, the Bridgewater Four, Judith Ward, Danny McNamee and many other miscarriages of justice.
To highlight Sam's case at this critical time, The King’s Head Theatre, director David Mercatali and writer Tess Berry-Hart have produced a verbatim piece of theatre using police interviews, court transcripts and independent interviews.
Every word of SOMEONE TO BLAME has been taken verbatim from written sources or interviews.
Miscarriages of justice are no longer making today’s headlines, but they can still happen.
This is Sam's story.
The King’s Head Theatre
115 Upper Street
London
N1 1QN
Tuesday 6 March to
Saturday 31 March
Tuesday - Saturday at 7.15pm
Sunday at 3.00pm
Ticket prices:
£10.00 - £25.00
For more information, visit www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Box office: 020 7478 0160
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