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Murder Weekend
Full-Length Play / 6w, 3m
Livia, a romantic short story writer, and her husband Stan, arrive at a country hotel for a "Murder Mystery" weekend. They are joined by Patsy and her husband Ashley, and Vi and Dorothy. Each receives an anonymous "Murder Mystery" game envelope. Someone has left extra notes for Patsy and Stan exposi…
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Cast Size
6w, 3m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Mystery/Thriller -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Livia, a romantic short story writer, and her husband Stan, arrive at a country hotel for a "Murder Mystery" weekend. They are joined by Patsy and her husband Ashley, and Vi and Dorothy. Each receives an anonymous "Murder Mystery" game envelope. Someone has left extra notes for Patsy and Stan exposing Livia's and Ashley's illicit affair. Next, Shelley, the chambermaid, mysteriously disappears, and intrigue and suspicion deepens when one last uninvited guest arrives ...
History
2003: MURDER WEEKEND was presented at the Astor Theatre Arts Centre, Deal, Kent.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Not Applicable
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
"an intriguing mystery once again from Bettine Manktelow" East Kent Times
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Bettine Manktelow
Bettine Manktelow was born Bettine Stratton in Gillingham in Kent, and is the middle daughter of three.She became stage-struck at an early age andworked in a repertory company atChatham Theatre Royalat the age of sixteen as an assistant stage-manager, learning stage craft fro ...
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