Jack the Ripper Theatre Break

Although no one knows who he was, Jack the Ripper is probably Londons most famous son. His story has passed into folk legend, and has gained a fictional currency, re-examined and re-invented by each generation. Jack the Ripper and the East End will explore why this one unknown figure has become so iconic, and so much a part of Londons cultural landscape. The exhibition will be full of objects attesting to an undimmed public appetite for the telling and retelling of this story, from letters sent to the police by the public and self-claimed Jacks, to the veritable library of claimed solutions which have consistently failed to close the case ever since.

Museum in Docklands is returning to the scene of Londons most infamous crimes, with its major new exhibition, Jack the Ripper and the East End. Bringing together the surviving original documents for the first time, including police files, photographs, and letters from the public, Jack the Ripper and the East End will map the world which witnessed the murders and was transformed by them.

This is the first exhibition to explore the Jack the Ripper murders and their legacy and it is the first time the public will have the opportunity to examine the original police documents relating to the murders and their investigation.

Jack the Ripper Theatre breaks by train ... Make it easy on yourself and take a theatre break by train. Our train prices are very competitive so after you have picked the hotel for your theatre break, click on the "Add a rail journey" link in the "Optional Extras" section. You will be speeding your way to Jack the Ripper before you know it and you'll avoid the congestion charges too! (Train journeys are supplied by a number of different operators).