BEYOND Belief -- Scenes from the Shipman Inquiry has its world premiere at Manchester's Library Theatre from October 22 to November 20.

Dr Harold Shipman, Britain's most prolific serial killer, was brought to justice in January 2000 when he was found guilty of murdering 15 patients while a GP in Hyde.

From being a well-loved family doctor, Shipman metamorphosed into the Doctor Death of the tabloid headlines, and was believed to have killed more than 200 people.

Shipman committed suicide in January this year.

His compelling story is told through documentary theatre in which actors play the witnesses and lawyers involved in the Shipman Inquiry. The script is edited verbatim from the inquiry transcripts.

Library Theatre Company director Chris Honer said: "Theatre can play a powerful role in exploring issues of social concern, and the Shipman case raises all kinds of questions about the trust we place in professional figures, their accountability, and why we do or don't blow the whistle when we suspect something is going wrong."

In Beyond Belief, Stockport writer Dennis Woolf has distilled months of complex testimony into two hours.

Tickets are available from 0161 236 7110.