The Enquiry

The Enquiry, by Charlotte Hastings. A complex story concerning Kate, a prisoner sentenced for killing her very sick child. After a vicious attack from another prisoner Kate attempts suicide. The prison authorities investigate, only to discover that the attacker was a lesbian, motivated by jealousy of Kate’s friendship with another woman. The investigation also brings to light new evidence suggesting that Kate is not a killer, but is shielding the man she loves. Published by Samuel French, 1972.

In South Africa it was planned to perform the play in the Wynand Mouton Theatre in 1984. (Source: Teaterforum, 4(1), 1983, 120).