C. J. MURDER MYSTERIES
FULLY-SCRIPTED STAGE PLAYS
Fully scripted stage plays set in familiar situations. Four short scenes with bar & supper breaks.
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Scripts cost £10 ( + p&p) to read, and £25 for a licence for each performance.
MORE DEADLY THAN ... is set in the kitchen of a hall before, during & after a WI meeting. Is a woman's place in the home? Should trifle have jelly in it? - just two of the deadly serious issues explored in this play!
4 possible endings.
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MURDER BACKSTAGE
takes place on the final night of a small town drama festival. A murder prevents the competitors from ever finding out who has won.
3 possible endings; very simple set.
MURDER AT THE NEW VICARAGE
The vicar is holding a meeting to decide whether to allow the church to hold fund-raising events. Skeletons are unearthed and tempers are roused until one committee member meets an untimely end!
4 possible endings.
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BARBECUES r MURDER is set in the lobby of a hall before, during & after a summer treasure hunt & bbq. A clash of personalities between the helpers reaches explosion point, and the caretaker doesn't help matters!
3 possible endings. Very simple set.
DEADLIER STILL is another WI murder mystery, this time set at a County Federation meeting.
3 possible endings.
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BRING ME MY SPEAR! is an even more interactive entertainment, set at a ladies' dinner. Alcohol loosens tongues and tempers!
3 possible endings
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THE INSPECTOR'S LAST CASE
Set at a school reunion dinner.
4 possible endings
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Claire has also adapted Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" which is particularly suitable for amateur village societies. It has been published by New Theatre Publications: