Myra Hindley in a play? Seems rather distasteful to me.

That will bring back lots of happy memories, why don't we film something with a Harold Shipman inpersonator outside Tameside General

Films/plays of this type and subject have always been made, (10 Rillington Place, Yourkshire Ripper etc etc) if you dont want to go and see it then stay at home, but stop moaning.

Its people like you (Checky Chops and AJ) then have got this country in the state it's in !

What next Mass Murderers the Opera. Starring your favourite vile acts. Or a musical from the Pyschiatrist Couch with hits like
A Stabbing too far.
I lead another knife.
Thrusting my opinion.
Shows or films like these will not prove how the killings altered people view of innocents of children can never repeated. Are they willing to play the tapes recorded by these lifeforms children suffering "No". Merely will show how twisted for her own gratification and Brady's to murder.

Knowing about her is not going to stop the next pervert. Someone making money off her story is not nice either. All knowledge of her should be erased from history.

Is it a musical ?

They did not commit the murders in Greater Manchester, they did them in Lancashire!

Myra was a proper cheap looking thing, why has she been sexed up by this actress?

Shipman - The Musical !

" The Old Dear Hunter "

Gary Glitter - the Movie !

" Damn PC world "

I fully support the play.

If we were to deny art its chance to attempt to explore such crimes and horrors we would make no progression culturally, psychologically or as a society. To ignore the horrors of history is, in effect, sweeping problems under the carpet; contemporary theatre such as this is one of the principal ways humanity deals with the chaos of reality. I offer you Picasso's Guernica, Paul Greengrass' film United 93 and Schindler's List as three examples of art doing the same, among hundreds of others.

Also, I seriously doubt that this production is simply in service of 'light entertainment' - an outmoded and facile concept in itself - or for 'making money' (amateur theatre such as this is only likely to break even - and will pump minimal profits back into itself to produce more works). Allusions to musicals are also wrongheaded - a quick check of the company's website shows its "Contemporary Theatre" status and comments such as this only show how many people currently view theatre as a place only for The Phantom of the Opera or Shakespeare and nothing else.

Nor is it here simply to 'remind' the families who suffered as a result of Hindley and Brady - its is boldly but cautiously attempting to address that fundamental, haunting almost unanswerable question of 'why?' - the only thing art can and should do.

In sum, it is directly addressing the real-life problem of serial killers rather than branding them as 'evil' - the latter approach has the effect of skipping neatly around the issue.

If this material offends you, never visit the cinema, theatre or art gallery again. Stay, instead, in the bubble.

If you don't want to see it, don't buy a ticket. It's not glorifying her, or 'sexing' Myra up, she just happens to be an attractive actress!

The play is simply trying to piece together why exactly Myra did what she did and how her sister was treated after the murders, don't judge until you've seen the play.

I have read Brady's book, he is hugely intelligent and that's scary.

She used to go dancing at Belle Vue. I could have met her. That is the real significance of these people. They are not monsters, they are me and you. Why did they turn out like that, and why did we turn out the way we did. What other people do we meet in our daily lives?
Shipman was doing his patients a favour believe me, wait while you get old.
Putting them on the stage is a different matter. There is a paradox here.The media imitates life imitating art. It has changed the way we behave.
I got lost in San Francisco. i jumped on a bus,but I did not have the right change. As I got off a black man got off with me.He looked like Mr T in the A team. I will get you change, and he took me into a dimly lit shop. As I got used to the light there was a big man standing between me and the door and a scantily dressed woman slowly gyrating up and down in a glass cylinder.
I looked at Mr T and from somewhere I said. I thought you were going to get me change and put me on the right bus. He jumped to attention, got me change, and walked me over a mile to get the right bus, and told two young girls to make sure I got off at the right stop. He said as we walked along. You are with the A-Team now man. I replied I hope the A-Team can put me on the right bus.
So here was a ne-er do well looking for an easy victim who thought he was the good guy. Perhaps he really was a decent bloke.
So will we have girls dressing as Myra Hindley thinking it is a smart thing? Who knows?
Years before I might have stayed in the club and enjoyed myself. Growing old is such a bore.

I don't think that we need this sort of Entertainment.Books have been written about it,These Evil pair of Scumbags:

Sadly these plays and films about 'celebrated' murders always manage to be factually incorrect on a number of details. I can never understand why - the actual facts are in the public domain.

I am always interested in the Moors Murders because they happened in the area where I grew up and the younger victims were about my age.

On the other hand, I can see that the relatives must be constantly reminded of those terrible events but, on balance, I think they should be allowed to produce dramas - provided they are accurate.

Can't think I have said anything to offend Archie Bald of Burnage but I almost guarantee I have.

Very distaseful. No one needs reminding of this evil bitch and the crimes she commited. Just like the portrait of Hindley in the Tate gallery London a couple of years ago, Anyone who goe's to see this should be ashamed of themselves I think, organise a protest and boycott this disgrace wherever it is shown...

I'm sure it will all be treated sensitively. Just as this theatre company approached the real life complex characters of Edmund Campion and Sancho Panza

This is such a sensitive matter and should be handled as such. I feel sorry for the families of the victims but this is such a massive part of this country's modern history, especially in the North West, that it is always going to be referred to and remembered, much like the James Bulger murder.
Whether it is talked about or not it is surely never going to be too far from the families' thoughts. At the end of the day, knowledge is power, and the more we know about these types of killers and their motivations, the more chance we have of stopping it happening again, at least to the same scale. Just my opinion though...

I think any piece of art that challanges a person to think about something in a different way or gain a different perspective can only be a good thing. Thinking about it does not hurt anybody and in all honesty maybe the Myra Hindley story is not the story at all?

I believe that she may be the canvas on which the ideas of what can create a 'monster' are portrayed. Can you be born this way? What kind of events could possibly shape a person into being able to commit such acts? Who knows, who could ever know but I believe that this is the type of theatre is one that will have you thinking about it for days or weeks afterwards. Love it or hate your still going to think about it, and have an opinion, something which you would not have it this was never created.

I have no problem with the production and believe that any piece that gives a person the chance to think of something from a different point of view, or gain a different perspective can only be a good thing.

Also a part of me thinks that the story of Myra Hindley is not the story here at all. I think that maybe she is just the canvas on which the ideas of what creates a 'monster' are painted. Can you be born this way? What series of events lead a person to commit such acts?

Who knows. Who could ever know but I believe this production is the kind that will have you talking or thinking about it for days, weeks, months or even years afterwards. After all, thinking dosent hurt anyone but remaining shielded to what can cause such horror might do.

When I stumbled upon this news article and subsequent discussion forum I decided to withhold judgement and actually go and see the production in order to make an objective response. I found the performance to be a poignant tribute to all of the victims of the moors murderers. The story was gritty and had the audience spiraling through a vast array of emotions.
The performance also allowed the audience to consider the concept of 'evil'. Although the production emphasized the message that Myra Hindley was a disturbed and brutal individual, it also allowed for the audience to question the reasons behind her evil killings. It seems that Myra Hindley has become the optimization of evil in the UK and a face that sends chills down the spine of even the most hardened within society. However, is Myra simply remembered because she is a woman? When looking comparatively at similar crimes committed by males we demonstrate different emotions and feelings. Is this because masculinity is seen to be brutal and violent and therefore somehow accepted by the media and the general population. Myra Hindley is a woman, a woman who should have maternal instinct, responding in a caring and loving manner, yet she doesn't. She is an exception to this stereotype. For this reason she is remembered and will be remembered forever.
I am a firm believer that if done successfully a production of this nature acts not to sex up the story but to allow us to continue to remember the horrific acts of Hindley and Brady. We should never forget such an atrocity, lessons should be learned and we we should keep the victims of such crimes in the forefront of our minds forever.
Overall a strong production with an exceptional performance from all actors who delivered a thought-provoking and emotive script.

S. Rapker.
Criminologist.