An Absolute Farce of a Murder Mystery

An Absolute Farce of a Murder Mystery

  • 28th February 2023 - 11th March 2023

A cry: “SIR CECIL IS DEAD!” 

And so begins the season’s most exciting and darkly-hilarious Thriller... Murder-Mystery… Farce… Ghost Story…

 

A Brand New MURDER-MYSTERY-FARCE-GHOST STORY! 

In the year of our Lord Nineteen-Hundred & Agatha, the inhabitants and guests of Garbadale Manor have their evening rudely interrupted by the untimely death of Sir Cecil.  

Join the Usual Tired Old Tropesahem, Electrifying Suspects: the Monstrous Patriarch, the Drunken Son; the Maid with a Secret; the Butler with a Past, the Celebrated Psychic, the Daughter of Longing; the Ostensibly Objective Rake; Ghost-like Thing: all collide and commune in a raucous take on the stylings of Agatha Christie – with added Ghost. Or is there?

 

Presented by Canonbie Productions

Written by Peter Rae

Directed by Helen Bang 

 

Trigger & Content Warnings: flickering lights - murder - death - mean people - antagonistic patriarchal behaviour - sibling rivalry - attitudes consistent with 1930's Daily Mail readers - an implied disdain for socialism - comedy enslavement - occasional breaking of the 4th wall - theatrical irreverence. 

 

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT LATECOMERS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED SO WE RECOMMEND ARRIVING PROMPTLY

Production Credits

  • CAST LIST

    Holly Ashman

    Christian Ballantyne

    Helen Bang

    Rosalind Blessed

    Toby Wynn-Davies

    Peter Rae

    Zuzana Spacirova

    Duncan Wilkins

  • CREATIVE LIST

    Costume: Lizzie Maria Thompson

    Lighting Designer: Roel Fox

    Movement Director: Kirsten Westdal

    Company Stage Manager: Oettie Devriese

    Director: Helen Bang

    Art Design: Tim Jones

    Publicity: Kevin Wilson PR