Murder In Company

 

by Philip King and John Boland

 

Directed by Marlene Tincknell

 

Produced by LRP - 19 to 21 April 2007

 


                                 

Synopsis

A dramatic society is assembling on the stage of a church hall to rehearse a production of a mystery-thriller under its somewhat dictatorial director Philip Stephens. Events and strains within the company, however, more than equal those in the play they are to present.
Philip's wife is friendlier than is wise with a young man of the company, a "prowler" is in the neighbourhood and attacks one of the girls, an unpleasant caretaker tries a little blackmail and one of the women seems to know him from the past.
The rehearsal proceeds under difficulties until the mysterious death of the caretaker brings the situation of the who-dunnit even more closely into real life.
It transpires that almost everyone might, and could have murdered the dead man - eventually the identity of both killer and prowler is revealed.

 

Cast

 

Alan Wilson Alan Springham
Margaret Stephens Wendy Dowse
Ted Smith John Eddleston
Phoebe Kershaw Yvonne Eddleston
Philip Stephens Philip Norton
Ronnie Meadows Jonathan French
Patrica Robins Phillippa Hawkins
Doris Stewart Denise Fawke

 

Crew

 

Stage Manager Ian Black
Continuity Wendy Norton
Lighting Matthew Cumber
Front of House Manager Rosalind Dickinson
Props Julie Petrie, Joan Pimm
Box Office Jean Sarfas
Refreshments Pam Hardy
Publicity / Programmes Peter & Marion Taylor