The Verdict
Author(s):
Barry Reed, adapted by Margaret May Hobbs
Company:
Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd
Starring Jason Merrells, Richard Walsh and Reanne Farley.
The bestselling courtroom thriller that inspired a multi-Academy Award-Nominated film starring Paul Newman.
Frank Galvin is a washed-up veteran lawyer and an alcoholic. He is presented with one last chance to redeem himself when he is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win.
Up against the unforgiving medical establishment, he courageously refuses an out of court settlement, believing it is negligence that has condemned a young mother. Smelling a cover up, he instead takes the case and the entire legal system to court...
