An Evening with Jack the Ripper

Steve Morgan brings An Evening with Jack the Ripper to The Albany Theatre on Thursday 29 October, a one-man show that takes the Whitechapel murders out of the history books and puts them on stage. It's a night built around one of London's most enduring cold cases, and Morgan is the one leading the way through it.

For Morgan, this isn't just a subject he's picked up for a tour. He's an award-winning producer and broadcaster whose obsession with the Ripper started in childhood, and it eventually led him to run his own 'Jack the Ripper Walks' through the East End, retracing the killer's steps for thousands of people. He's taken that material and adapted it for the stage, so rather than walking the streets of London, you'll be spending the evening in his company as he works through the case.

The show is set in Whitechapel in 1888 and looks at the murders attributed to the killer, alongside the theories that have cropped up over the years about his identity and his motives. It's billed as an atmospheric evening for anyone with an interest in Victorian history, true crime and unsolved mysteries. Morgan himself has worked with the likes of Michael Portillo, Noel Gallagher, Mariella Frostrup and Ian Wright, and he once took home Comedian of the Year at the Leicester Comedy Festival, so he's well-versed in holding a room.

If you're in the mood for a bit of reading to go with it, Morgan recommends The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin. The show runs at 7:30pm, and tickets are £18 full price.