Students’ killer production
The stories and myths surrounding The Murder Castle are given a novel treatment by Implicato Theatre which invite its audience to a therapy session.
The production Sententia revisits the crimes of America’s first known serial killer, H. H. Holmes in late 19th Century Chicago by exploring gothic notions of performance to examine a true crime event that has been sensationalised by the media for decades.
Implicato Theatre is a multidisciplinary performance company, created by eight third-year BA Drama and Theatre students at the University of Lincoln. Created as a professional end of course project its debut show will be staged at Lincoln Arts Centre at 7pm tomorrow as part of the Lincoln School Of Creative Arts’ Launch Fest.
The 60-minute performance that critically observes the case through Holmes’ confessions and audience members are invited under the pretence of a therapy session, examining guilt (or the absence of) through Holmes’ first-hand accounts. Scenes will transport viewers back to 1890s Chicago, in abstract dramatisations of what happened behind closed doors while remaining sensitive to the tragedy.
Jack Davey of Implicato explained: The case of Holmes’ Murder Castle is extremely pertinent today, regarding suppression of the female voice and rise of true crime investigations.
“As a collective, we intend to observe these histories through a modern lens, holding such actions accountable and reshaping the narrative with Holmes’ accounts, whether reliable or not”.
Due to distressing themes of violence, death and gender discrimination, Sententia has a recommended age guidance of 15+.
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