A new musical three years in the making, Make Good tells the story of the Post Office Scandal, now recognised as one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in British history.
"If we knew that this was going to happen to us, that we were going to become criminals by buying a Post Office, we would never, ever have done it." Sub-postmaster
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...
"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
To mark their 50th anniversaries, acclaimed rural theatre companies Pentabus and New Perspectives have co-produced this topical musical by Jeanie O'Hare (book) and Jim Fortune (music & lyrics).
Recommended 11+
Running time: 70mins + interval
"Pentabus are one of British theatre's unsung treasures"
The Guardian