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Spygame

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 3m

Bettine Manktelow

The lounge of a country house - Time: the present. The author of Curtain Up on Murder and Murder Weekend has woven "an intense web of deceit, intrigue and secrets" ( Whitstable and Herne Bay Times). Prospective contestants for a TV reality show gather in a country house, a…

Spygame

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
The lounge of a country house - Time: the present. The author of Curtain Up on Murder and Murder Weekend has woven "an intense web of deceit, intrigue and secrets" (Whitstable and Herne Bay Times). Prospective contestants for a TV reality show gather in a country house, aiming to win a large cash prize, but only if they survive the rigours of the ultimate Spygame. This excellent play offers seven good acting roles and will grip your audience until the totally unexpected ending.
History
SPYGAME by Bettine Manktelow first presented by the New Deal Theatre Company at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury 17th July 2008.
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Performing Groups

Sadie:  a shy lady in her fifties, ingratiating and sweet, anxious to please everybody.

Dapne:   Supercilious and reserved, a secret poet, she observes more than she speaks.  40 - 50

Claire:   Attractive, intelligent and adventurous, 40s

Lloyd:    Itinerant actor, good-natured, an opportunist.  Dominates the others.  40s

Marie:   The maid, apparently eastern-european.  Attractive young woman.

Major Daniels:  50s.  Breezy and bossy, a military man, runs his establishment like an army barracks, or tries to.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

Media

  "this play crackled with both suspense and humour"  "the totally unexpected ending is a masterpiece of ingenuity."   Kentish Gazette

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Authors

Bettine Manktelow

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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