Ovation's Titanic – The Inquiry
Chris Burgess and John Plews
Genre: Drama
Cast size: 9
Duration: 60m approx
Chris Burgess and John Plews | Drama | One Act | 6m, 3f
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“Iceberg, right ahead!” The immortal words spoken at 11.39pm, on 14th April 1912, by look-out Frederick Fleet that signalled the beginning of the end of the White Star Line steamship, RMS Titanic.
This is an ideal piece of real-life drama for groups who want to present the show with minimum rehearsal. Based on act three of ‘Iceberg Right Ahead’, the setting is simple… a lectern ’dock’ area for the witnesses and a desk and imposing chair for the Attorney General. The script is taken from the actual transcript of the British Inquiry (May-July 1912) held in London by the Board of Trade and the British Wreck Commission. Given the court room atmosphere, most of the words can be read by the characters who are a cross section of passengers, crew and the senior officers who survived Titanic’s ill-fated voyage. A projector and screen are required for the illustrations and an off-stage male usher’s voice is needed to call the witnesses
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