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It is not long before the phone goes dead....then the lights go dead. Soon it is not only the phone and lights that are dead. | It is not long before the phone goes dead....then the lights go dead. Soon it is not only the phone and lights that are dead. | ||
| − | This is a send up of the Agatha Christie type of murder mystery. | + | This is a send-up of the Agatha Christie type of murder mystery. It is also a spoof of stock characters of the 30s and 40s. It is not a musical!! |
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
| − | *Helsa Wenzel - [[Karen | + | *Helsa Wenzel - [[Karen Nott]] |
*Elsa Von Grossenknueten - [[Ruth Lidyard|Ruth Shettle]] | *Elsa Von Grossenknueten - [[Ruth Lidyard|Ruth Shettle]] | ||
| − | *Michael Kelly - [[John Mead]] | + | *Michael Kelly - [[Peter Medd]] |
| + | *Patrick O'Reilly - [[Alan Buckman]] | ||
| + | *Ken De La Maize - [[Peter March]] | ||
| + | *Nikki Crandall - [[Eileen Coan]] | ||
| + | *Eddie McCuen - [[Toby Grimshaw]] | ||
| + | *Marjorie Baverstock - [[Gail Arnold]] | ||
| + | *Roger Hopewell - [[John Mead]] | ||
| + | *Bernice Roth - [[Maggie Cearns]] | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
| − | *Stage | + | *Stage Management - [[Anton Krause]], [[Helen Chadney]] & [[Betty Gibson]] |
| − | *Lighting | + | *Lighting - [[Keefe Browning]] |
| − | * | + | *Set Construction - [[Anton Krause]] & [[Alan Buckman]] |
| + | *Prompt - [[Pam Jarvis]] | ||
| + | *Special Props - [[Val Williams]] & [[Peter Rochford]] | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
| + | <gallery caption="Photos by [[Brian Fretwell]]" widths="250px" heights="250px" perrow="5"> | ||
| + | Image:MCM001.jpg|Ensemble | ||
| + | Image:MCM002.jpg|[[Gail Arnold]] & [[Peter March]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM003.jpg|[[Peter March]], [[Alan Buckman]], [[Karen Nott]] & [[John Mead]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM004.jpg|[[Ruth Shettle]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM005.jpg|[[John Mead]] & [[Peter Medd]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM006.jpg|[[Eileen Coan]] & [[Toby Grimshaw]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM007.jpg|[[Eileen Coan]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM008.jpg|[[Peter March]] & [[Toby Grimshaw]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM009.jpg|[[Gail Arnold]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM010.jpg|[[Maggie Cearns]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM011.jpg|[[Karen Nott]] | ||
| + | Image:MCM012.jpg|[[Toby Grimshaw]] & [[John Mead]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== Reminiscences and Anecdotes == | == Reminiscences and Anecdotes == | ||
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| − | [[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]] | + | [[Category:Bell Theatre Productions|Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, The]] |
Latest revision as of 16:47, 7 January 2016
by John Bishop
Designed & Directed by Alan Buckman
Performances: Tue 2nd– Sat 6th May 1995, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
The action of the play takes place in Elsa Von Grossenknueten's mansion in Chappaque, New York. The time is December 1940.
When the play opens it is midnight..............naturally. It is not long before the phone goes dead....then the lights go dead. Soon it is not only the phone and lights that are dead.
This is a send-up of the Agatha Christie type of murder mystery. It is also a spoof of stock characters of the 30s and 40s. It is not a musical!!
Cast
- Helsa Wenzel - Karen Nott
- Elsa Von Grossenknueten - Ruth Shettle
- Michael Kelly - Peter Medd
- Patrick O'Reilly - Alan Buckman
- Ken De La Maize - Peter March
- Nikki Crandall - Eileen Coan
- Eddie McCuen - Toby Grimshaw
- Marjorie Baverstock - Gail Arnold
- Roger Hopewell - John Mead
- Bernice Roth - Maggie Cearns
Crew
- Stage Management - Anton Krause, Helen Chadney & Betty Gibson
- Lighting - Keefe Browning
- Set Construction - Anton Krause & Alan Buckman
- Prompt - Pam Jarvis
- Special Props - Val Williams & Peter Rochford
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
- Photos by Brian Fretwell
Ensemble
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.
See Also
Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.
Or add anything that is related within this site. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.
References
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