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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angela Chilling" data-source="post: 424616" data-attributes="member: 33">London Road (2015)<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/London_Road_poster.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I went to see the revival of this play at the National Theatre last night and came away with mixed feelings. I couldn’t decide whether it was completely brilliant or simply baffling. So, I decided to download the film version to help me make up my mind.The story centres on the murders of five sex workers (referred to as “prostitutes” in the film) and the community’s reaction in Ipswich. The dialogue and lyrics ( it's a sort of documentary-style musical) are taken verbatim from interviews with local residents, conducted over a three-year period covering the time of the murders, the ensuing trial and the community's eventual coming together. It’s a quirky, unconventional piece which is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The words of the locals, including their hesitations, stumbles and overlapping speech, are delivered in a semi-musical, sing-song manner, not quite sung, not quite spoken. It’s a fascinating way to tell the story, but also a perplexing one.What struck me most was the range of reactions from the community. Some residents seemed more concerned about Ipswich becoming the focus of outside attention than about the victims and their families. Others were shockingly unsympathetic, one even expressing relief that the murders happened because of the nuisance the sex workers caused.I still haven’t decided whether I liked it or not, but it’s completely engrossing and unlike anything I’ve seen before.</blockquote>

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