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A BLOW TO THE HEAD

The headmaster's retiral party

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THE MAFIA WEDDING

The wedding reception

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.

THE MYSTERY OF TALBOT MANOR

The haunted house

THE FINAL ACT

A backstage murder mystery

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Cringe
, 68: The butler - is he really brain-damaged or does he know more than he admits to?

Frau Schmidt, early 50s: The sinister housekeeper. About to be thrown out on to the street…

Ruby Cookson, 45: The neurotic maid. Will her past return to haunt her?

Liberty Talbot, 47: The hostess of Talbot Manor is about to sell the family home and return to America, casting everyone aside…

Mason Talbot, 49: Locked for 5 years in the asylum, has he really been cured?

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…

Dr Harriet Ffinch, 60s: Tourist and amateur detective who comes back to retrieve her brolly, just in time for murder…

A BRIEF'S ENCOUNTER

Murder in the legal profession

THE CATWALK KILLER

At a fashion show. Dressed to kill

THE CURSE OF THE WILLOUGHBY DIAMOND

A cursed artefact

DEATH BY RADIO

Murder during the Blitz

RETURN TO TALBOT MANOR

Back from the asylum...

SOAPSUDS

The soap opera

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 ++++

A NASTY CASE OF BURNS

The Burns Night

A TASTE FOR MURDER

The 1970s Disco

OVER MY DEAD BODY

The 1920s Manor House Mystery

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)

NEW! TAUGHT A LESSON

The schoolroom mystery… for kids!

NEW! AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK

Murdernight noir

NEW! HELL HATH NO FURY

The Ladies Committee

NEW! ALL AFLOAT!

The 1920s cruise liner

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NEW! THE SOUND OF
MU..RDER

The hills are no longer alive

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.