Set in the East End of London, this play is a musical reconstruction of the incidents relating to the East End murders which took place between Friday August 31st and Friday November 9th 1888. The play is a "play within a play". It is an atmospheric commentary rather than an historical re-enactment, shifting between reality and artificiality, with characters representing "real" people as well as members of the Music Hall audience and players. Some of the characters are called upon to play more than one role, thus they have a life within the hall and also in reality. 

"Jack the Ripper" was the most popular name given to a serial killer that killed a number of prostitutes in the East End of London. He has remained popular for a number of reasons, he was the first to appear at a time when the public was becoming literate and the Press was a force for social change. Every day the activities of "Jack" would be reported, as were the results of inquiries and the actions taken by the police. The Press was also partly responsible for creating many myths and ended up turning a sad killer into a "bogey man". The play hints to the identity of "The Ripper" but the publication of the Ripper Diaries in the 1900s more clearly identifies the culprit.

This show does illustrate life in the East End in the late 1880s and the reactions of everyday folk to the events described.