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A Tomb with a View

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  6w, 4m

A Tomb With A View is set in as sinister an old library as one is likely to come across presided over by a portrait of a grim faced, mad eyed old man. There, a dusty, lawyer reads a will (involving some millions of pounds) to an equally sinister family one member of which has were wolf tendencies,…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

A Tomb With A View is set in as sinister an old library as one is likely to come across presided over by a portrait of a grim faced, mad eyed old man. There, a dusty, lawyer reads a will (involving some millions of pounds) to an equally sinister family one member of which has were wolf tendencies, another wanders around in a toga of Julius Caesar and a third member is a gentle old lady who plants more than seeds in her flower beds. By the third act, there are more corpses than live members left in the cast and what about the sympathetic nurse and the author of romantic novels are they all, or more than, they seem to be? All is revealed as the plot twists and turns to its surprising conclusion.

History

24th October 1977, St Giles Player

As of 2016 over 1,760 productions worldwide

Translations in German and Dutch

Cast Attributes

HAMILTON PENWORTHY - 70s

LUCIEN TOMB - 50s

DORA TOMB - 49 looks 60

EMILY TOMB - mid 40s

MARCUS TOMB - mid 40s

ANNE FRANKLIN - mid 20s

AGATHA HAMMOND - mid 60s

FREDA MOUNTJOY - (40 - 50)

PEREGRINE POTTER - mid 30s

MONICA TOMB - mid 30s

All of the Tomb characters are 'over the top' but take themselves very seriously

Lucien - pompous petulant professor type: 

Dora - nervous demeanour,dithery, fussy type: 

Emily - could be mistaken for an all in wrestler:

Marcus - imagines himself to be Caesar: 

Monica - man mad!

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"This is a well written and well constructed play with more twists and turns than a corkscrew and you will never work out who the murderer is, so you ahve to wait to the end of the play to find out" – Seaford and Newhaven News, May 2013

"Laughter with a chilly spine" – Sussex Express, May 1979

 

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Norman Robbins

Norman Robbins, one of Amateur Theatre's most popular authors, wrote his first stage show almost 60 years ago whilst working for the Yorkshire Evening Post. An avid theatregoer from the age of three (his grandparents ran the pub near the local theatre so free tickets were al ...

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