A plucky amateur dramatic theatre is about to produce a show called Murder Most Foul, a new “murder mystery play” with the same title as an Agatha Christie novel but with no relation to it whatsoever. The director/theatre manager, Gerry, thought producing the play was a good idea since the inexperienced playwright has agreed to let the company perform the show for no charge. Gerry, however, has no idea what disasters awaited her: the show is hilariously amateur, the “murder mystery” plot doesn’t really have a murder, and to top it off the playwright keeps changing the story and script only two days from its premiere! It doesn’t help that the cast is disgruntled, and the playwright accidentally deletes the entire sound effect board. All of the disasters come to fruition in Act III when the company performs the actual show with hilarious mishaps at every turn. It’s essentially a precursor to ‘the plays that go wrong’.
Our Cast Is:
Gerry – Dave Martin
Henry – Tim Hands
Polly – Lizzie Murphy
Billy – Dan Hands
Violet – Sophie Marlowe
Saul – Den Murphy
Smitty – Emma Beckett
Aggie – Kate Cary
Louise – Rebecca Matthews
Phyllis – Barbara Lloyd
8th-12th July 2025, Tickets on sale from 10th June.
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, inc. www.concordtheatricals.com