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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, a coach party is stranded during a storm and the only refuge is the dark and foreboding edifice that is Talbot Manor. What are the dark secrets contained within? What devious experiments are conducted in the basement by the unhinged owner, Marcus Talbot? And what does Cringe the butler think… if he thinks at all?

THE MYSTERY OF TALBOT MANOR

The haunted house

THE FINAL ACT

A backstage murder mystery

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Cringe, 63: The butler - is he really brain-damaged or does he know more than he admits to?

Frau Schmidt, late 40s: The sinister housekeeper. What dreadful experiment has she been party to in the basement?

Lawrence Wetherby, late 40s: The family solicitor, has arrived to read the will of Mason Talbot, the elder brother who went mysteriously missing several years ago…

Ruby Cookson, 40: The new maid. Is her terror genuine or is she still recovering from that unfortunate nervous breakdown which led to her committal to the local asylum?

Marcus Talbot, 44: The sinister scientist who owns Talbot Manor and spends each stormy night conducting experiments in his father's laboratory...

Liberty Talbot, 42: His younger sister who has returned from America to claim her inheritance…

Thaddeus Kent, early 20s: Liberty's American toy boy. Is there more to him that at first seems?

Dr Harriet Ffinch, late 50s: Tourist and amateur detective who stumbles on Talbot Manor, 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

THE MYSTERY OF TALBOT MANOR
Cast 4M 4F
Flexibility Dr Harriet Ffinch can be played by an actor (as Inspector Foot)
Alternative endings 3
Period 1933
Special costume requirements Period costume
Staging requirements Some sound effects and lightning flashes
Suitability for family audiences Suitable for all ages
Complexity +++
Comedy element ++++
Atmosphere ++++

A NASTY CASE OF BURNS

The Burns Night

A TASTE FOR MURDER

The 1970s Disco

OVER MY DEAD BODY

The 1920s Manor House Mystery

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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

RETURN TO TALBOT MANOR
If your group has already performed The Mystery of Talbot Manor, you may be interested in the sequel, Return to Talbot Manor. Click HERE.

NEW! THE SOUND OF
MU..RDER

The hills are no longer alive

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