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Dick Barton and the Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  13m

Dick Barton and the Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb
by Phil Willmott

In the follow up to Dick Barton - Special Agent, the intrepid sleuth brings the body of Marta Heartburn back to London, having taken from her a cursed sapphire removed from the tomb of Pharaoh Ahkan Rah. The curse threatens the lives of the three arc…

Dick Barton and the Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    13m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
In the follow up to Dick Barton - Special Agent, the intrepid sleuth brings the body of Marta Heartburn back to London, having taken from her a cursed sapphire removed from the tomb of Pharaoh Ahkan Rah. The curse threatens the lives of the three archaeologists who first disturbed the tomb äóñ DB himself, and his school friends Swanker and Piggy. Marta becomes reincarnated as the ancient Queen Nefatartie who spurned the Pharaoh in favour of the mysteriously named “Colossus". She charms Piggy into accompanying her back to Egypt to find the tomb of Colossus and a priceless ruby he concealed there. Dick Barton and his assistants Snowy and Jock must employ all their ingenuity if they are to rescue Piggy and break the curse. Phil Willmott's tongue-in-cheek musical rejuvenation of the iconic 1940s radio detective show will have audiences rolling in the aisles.
Cast Attributes
Dick Barton.
Jock Anderson.
Snowy White.
King George VI.
Hugo äóÖSwanker' White.
The Vizier.
MC.
Marta Heartburn.
Queen Nefatartie.
Muriel Belcher.
BBC Announcer.
Julian äóÖPiggy' Pethringt
  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Setting Various settings
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Phil Willmott

Multi-award-winning composer, writer and director Phil Willmott’s first collaboration as a composer with Mark Collins was the musical Lost Boy, which transferred from the Finborough Theatre for an extended run at the Charing Cross Theatre and imagined the characters from Pete ...
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