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Bonaventure

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  8w, 3m

Charlotte Hastings

Bonaventure
by Charlotte Hastings

A flood in the fen country has trapped two prison officials and their prisoner, Sarat Carn, who is on her way to the gallows for the murder of her brother. But Sister Mary Bonaventure is convinced of her innocence and just before the police launch ar…

Bonaventure

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Faith-based
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
A flood in the fen country has trapped two prison officials and their prisoner, Sarat Carn, who is on her way to the gallows for the murder of her brother. But Sister Mary Bonaventure is convinced of her innocence and just before the police launch arrives, a confession is forced from the real murderer.
M3 (young, 35, 40) F8 (20-50, elderly)
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting Two interiors
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Charlotte Hastings

Charlotte Hastings
Born in 1909, Charlotte Hastings described herself as having written plays at the time when it was necessary to have a beginning, a middle and an end; an end that had to resolve itself into a conclusion. Bonaventure was not her first play but it was her first West End succ ...
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