Jack the Ripper: Musicals, toys and ideas.

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This week’s workshop topic was the representation of Jack the ripper in music and television. What interested me was the huge amount about of musicals based on Jack the Ripper, noticing that a lot of them are actually American musicals, showing the vast impact and reputation Jack the Ripper has around the world. What is more shocking is the enormous variety of music types that involve Jack the Ripper. When searching the Internet I found Yours truly, Jack The Ripper which was described as " an enchanting fusion of Rock Opera, physical theatre and eerie historical fact”. Highlighting even more so that all different musical genres of songs about the Ripper existed and these are portrayed even more so in musicals to create more entertainment. Ripper as a brand, a form of making money is very strong.

In terms of our presentation topic we discussed a number of options

- The representation of Jack The Ripper internationally (this could potentially be more narrowed down, to representation in particular country, e.g. America.

- ‘Jack the Ripper in twentieth century’ looking at how he’s used in modern terms, compared to Victorian era.

‘Jack the Ripper as a brand’ analyzing the use of the Ripper to make money by looking at the walks available, and even toys and games.

I thought I would share some pictures I have found of