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Cast Size

4w, 6m
Duration

120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Mystery/Thriller, Parody / Spoof
Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior

Accolades

Nominee! 1977 Olivier Award, Best Musical of the Year
Nominee! Two 1973 Joseph Jefferson Awards

Details

Summary

A zany, entertaining musical that takes a satirical poke at Agatha Christie mysteries and musical styles of the English music hall of the ’30s. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country house during a raging thunderstorm. One by one they’re picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. As the bodies pile up in the library, the survivors frantically race to uncover the identity and motivation of the cunning culprit.

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Performing Groups

LETTIE - the saucy maid
FLINT - the caretaker
CLIVE - the butler
HOPE LANGDON - the ingenue
DR. GRAYBURN - the family doctor
NIGEL RANCOUR - the dissolute nephew
LADY GRACE MANLEY-PROWE - the grande-dame
COL. GILLWEATHER - the old army man
MISS TWEED - the tweedy, elderly amateur detective
GEOFFREY - the juvenile

All of the characters are British stereotypes: two of them, Lettie and Flint, are Cockney. The situation is farcical, but, because the plot is a murder mystery, the characters should play the play for real.

Time Period 1930s, 19th Century
Features Period Costumes
Additional Features Play w/ Music, Special Effects
Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cautions
- Alcohol
- No Special Cautions

Media

REVIEWS

"The audience adored the show." - The New York Times

"Engaging, funny, refreshing and original." - New York Post

"An enchanting spoof." - New York Daily News

"Both a spoof and a tribute to Agatha Christie [...] played with fine tuned, flamboyantly melodramatic affectations." - Los Angeles Times

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Music

Piano-Conductor

1 Reed 1 (Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto & Tenor Saxophones)
1 Reed 2 (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto & Tenor Saxophones)
1 Trumpet
1 Trombone
2 Percussion 1&2 (Timpani, Xylophone, Drums—2 books)
1 Bass

Musical Style Classic Broadway
Vocal DemandsModerate
Orchestra Size Medium
Chorus Size No Chorus

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