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Murder Weekend

Full-Length Play  /  6w, 3m

Bettine Manktelow

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…

Murder Weekend

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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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. 
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STANLEY:   Staid and middle-aged, inclined to be pompous.  A successful business man with few hobbies.

LIVIA:  Attractive wife of Stanley, 40s, adventurous intelligent and lively. Bored with Stanley.

MRS JOHNSON: The Hotelier.  Efficient, pleasant and homely.  40 - 50.

PATSY:  Livia's friend, insincere and pretentious, quite jealous of Livia.

ASHLEY:  Patsy's friend, Livia's lover, attractive, debonair and reckless, everything that Stanley isn't.

DOROTHY:  a friendly, gushing lady 50 - 60, ingratiating and trying to please.

VIOLET:   Dorothy's friend or partner, hostile and suspicious of others, inclined to be pompous. 50 -60.

WALLACE:  Retired teacher, unassuming and pleasant, the unexpected guest.  60s.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • 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)

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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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