Show 702: Court Short – 24th Feb, The Arts Theatre, Cambridge

A courtroom drama in Louisiana, modern day.

Senator Harry Lloyd stands accused of murdering his wife – he was found with the gun in his hand over her body by his cleaner Consuela. In this epic musical we follow not only the twists and turns of the truths and lies behind the murder trial, but also the drama of the jury room as the pressure cooker of the trail takes its toll – but also opens the hearts of the jurists. And on top of that the prosecutor and defense attorney have their own history. All the stories cross over and come to a head and at the end there is another death, which brings them all together…