C. J. MURDER MYSTERIES

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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:

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LINKS:                     Database of Playwrights                                    

                                  Bedfordshire Drama Association                        

                                  Westoning Players                                             

                                  Internet Theatre Bookshop 

                                  Amateur Dramatics in Britain