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Return to Talbot Manor |
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By Gary Simpson |
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Unlock the West Wing. Mason Talbot has been released from the asylum and is coming home... |
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Deep within the misty depths of Dartmoor, the brooding edifice which is Talbot Manor is about to witness an unexpected homecoming. For 5 years after the events of The Mystery of Talbot Manor, Mason Talbot - the rightful heir to the Talbot estate, is about to be released from the asylum in order to claim his inheritance. But is Mason completely cured? Or is still capable of dreadful deeds in the middle of the night? This stand-alone murder mystery will be enjoyed by those who have seen it’s predecessor but no knowledge of The Mystery of Talbot Manor is necessary to join in the fun. |
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Cringe, 68: The butler - is he really brain-damaged or does he know more than he admits to?
Dr Stringer, 50: The head of the local asylum, he has eyes on Talbot Manor for himself…
Truscott, 40s: An orderly from the asylum, a figure from Ruby’s past who has come to deliver Mason and remove Cringe to his tender care…
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RETURN TO TALBOT MANOR Cast 4M 4F Flexibility None Alternative endings 3 Period 1938 Special costume requirements Butler’s costume for Cringe; a white coat for Truscott, the asylum attendant (and a straitjacket if you can find one! - we can hire you one if you wish - see below). Period dress for the ladies; tweeds for Harriet Ffinch Staging requirements Some sound effects and lightning flashes Suitability for family audiences Suitable for all ages Complexity ++ Comedy element ++++ Atmosphere ++++ |
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THE MYSTERY OF TALBOT MANOR You may be interested in having a look at the prequel, The Mystery of Talbot Manor. Click HERE. |
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JUST ADD ONE STRAITJACKET... We had been performing Return to Talbot Manor for 5 years when, after one particularly spirited night of lunacy playing the part of Mason one of the cast suggested I really needed to be in a straitjacket. Always looking for ways to increase the atmosphere, the next time we performed RTTM that’s just what we did. It went down a storm and so, receiving a couple of very strange looks from the postman along the way, we have now acquired a couple like the one on the right which we can hire you for your performance. Just ask by dropping us an e-mail. |
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AVAILABLE FORMATS Perusal copy - a copy of the script in read-only format: click HERE Download - a PDF file containing everything you need to print your own scripts, handouts, tickets and posters and a full set of character sheets - click HERE CD-ROM - everything you need to hold your own Murdernight on a disk - including customisable poster and ticket designs. Click HERE Full printed Murderpack - a hard copy sent to your door, containing scripts, character sheets and poster and ticket ideas - click HERE
Prices for downloads, CD-ROMs and full murderpacks include royalties for one performance (after licence application received)
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