Soapsuds

By Sue Morris

In the cut-throat world of daytime television, every actor sooner or later comes to the end of the line...

The famous actress Melissa Dacy is not a woman to be trifled with. Over the years she has become a household name as the mainstay of Diamond Road, a well-known daytime soap opera. But falling ratings call for drastic measures… when Melissa is murdered, suspicion falls on each of the members of the production team: a team in which it seems every member has something to gain by Melissa’s death… and something to hide.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

 

Melissa Daly, the ambitious star of Diamond Road, an actress who allows no-one to stand in her way…


Martin Maxwell, her husband and co-star in the long-running soap opera


Dacy Maxwell, their daughter who longs to stretch her wings and fly to pastures new...


Roly Tanner, a ‘luvvie’ director


Paul Stanford, a film producer who has eyes for Dacy and wants to cast her in his new film...

 

Cis Streeter, Melissa’s sister and dresser who hides a dark secret...

 

Sally Kramer, a journalist unafraid to unearth a few nuggets of scandal...


Inspector Foot of the Yard, an officer of the law, married to the world’s greatest fan of Diamond Road - and so just happens to be in the studio audience...

SOAPSUDS

Cast 4M 4F

Flexibility Inspector Foot could be played by an actress

Alternative endings None

Period Present day

Special costume requirements None

Staging requirements Nothing special

Suitability for family audiences Suitable for all ages

Complexity ++

Comedy element ++

Atmosphere ++

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A BLOW TO THE HEAD

 

The headmaster’s retiral party

THE MAFIA WEDDING

 

The wedding reception

THE MYSTERY OF TALBOT MANOR

 

The haunted house

THE FINAL ACT

 

A backstage murder mystery

A BRIEF’S ENCOUNTER

 

Murder in the legal profession

THE CATWALK KILLER

 

At a fashion show. Dressed to kill

DEATH BY RADIO

 

Murder during the Blitz

RETURN TO TALBOT MANOR

 

Back from the asylum...

SOAPSUDS

 

The soap opera

A NASTY CASE OF BURNS

 

The Burns Night

A TASTE FOR MURDER

 

The 1970s Disco

OVER MY DEAD BODY

 

The 1920s Manor House Mystery

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK

 

Murdernight noir

HELL HATH NO FURY

 

The Ladies Committee

ALL AFLOAT!

 

The 1920s cruise liner

THE SOUND OF

MU..RDER

 

The hills are no longer alive

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TAUGHT A LESSON

 

The schoolroom mystery… for kids!

NEW! A FETE WORSE THAN DEATH

 

The vicar drops in to the village fete

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