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Butter in a Lordly Dish

Radio Play, Melodrama  /  5w, 3m

Agatha Christie

A dark and gruesome one-act radio play for live performance.

Butter in a Lordly Dish

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Sir Luke Enderby, eminent prosecution barrister and seasoned womaniser, bites off more than he can chew when the case of a serial killer comes back to haunt him. This tense, one-act thriller features one of Christie’s most gruesome murders.

Part of the live radio triple bill Murder in the Studio which also comprises Yellow Iris and Personal Call.

Performing Groups
SIR LUKE ENDERBY Q.C.
LADY ENDERBY
JULIA KEENE
SUSAN WARREN
MRS. PETTER
FLORRIE PETTER
HAYWARD
A PORTER
  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Setting The London homes of Mrs. Petter and Sir Enderby, and a country cottage in Warning Halt. 1948.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 30 minutes

Media

“One of Agatha Christie’s most gruesome murder plots.” – The Times

“The bloodcurdling scream of a dying man in one of Agatha Christie’s most gruesome murder plots.” – Jack Malvern, The Times

ON BREAKING CHARACTER

Agatha Christie’s Radio and Television Plays
by Chris Chan
April 16, 2019

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £40 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and, in many languages, outsold only by the Bible and Shake ...

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