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A Taste for Murder |
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By Lynda Yearsley |
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At the 1970s discotheque, the Wine Tasting Society are ready to dance until they drop… dead. |
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At the local wine-tasting society funds are short. But it is 1978 and disco dancing is all the rage! In a sufdden flash of inspiration, the committee decides to hire Fabian Devine, resident DJ of the Kinks Discotheque to provide an evening’s fund-raising entertainment. But amongst the platform shoes and dodgy dance steps a local cub reporter is about to discover a wine that delivers a particularly severe type of hangover which requires sleeping off… permanently. |
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Maximillian Gainford-Brown, Property developer, wine connoisseur and chairman. What is building in his mind?
Jessica Gainford-Brown, the attention-seeking wife of Maximillian, but has she exposed herself too much?
Fabian Devine, the exuberant colourful DJ. Our detective for the evening, can he dance his way out of trouble?
Jonathan Richer, an ambitious lawyer. He is hoping to become the local M.P.—what’s stopping him?
William Green, Garden centre owner who makes his own wine. But does he have something to hide?
Amelia Phoebe-Wellborn, a frivolous filly with a flair for flamboyance.
Thomas Allman, local builder and CB-radio enthusiast. Nobody has told him he is middle aged. What if he finds out?
Rachael Hunter, ambitious cub reporter. Wants to launch her own celebrity gossip magazine. If only she had the scoop... |
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A TASTE FOR MURDER Cast 5M 3F Flexibility None Alternative endings None Period 1978 Disco Special costume requirements As much 1970s gear as you can lay your hands on - platform shoes, flared trousers and lapels, chest medallions - and that’s just the audience! Staging requirements Disco playing equipment and lights Suitability for family audiences Suitable for all ages Complexity ++ Comedy element ++ Atmosphere ++++ |
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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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