Murder Mystery Play
A Question of Murder - Chris McDermott (2002)
(12,426 words - including Dramatis Personae)
4 male characters; 4 female characters
Chrissy Freemanson, chairman of the 'Bliss' teacher recruitment agency and serial philanderer, decides that, in order to create a novel sifting mechanism for an internal promotion, he will take the interviewing panel and candidates away on an 'action adventure' weekend so that they can demonstrate their leadership skills. The interviewing panel of Ginny Power, former conquest of Chrissy's, Lord 'Jiffers' Brown, Yorkshire public schoolboy and former chairman of 'Bliss' and Allan Lewis, bluff Yorkshireman who believes in 'telling it as it is' agree to go along with this idea.
Tragically, Val Branch, (NOT a character in the play) one of the candidates, is killed in a white-water rafting accident. But was it an accident? And if not, who would want to kill Val and why? Could it have been one of the panel, or could it have been one of the other candidates, the ambitious Carla Prendergast, the sweet and anxious Rosey Slater, the anorakish Simon Cooper or the flattering Brigitte Bennett?
Surely no one could have been so heartless. Or could they? Put your prejudices to one side, suspend your disbelief, remove your inhibitions and prepare yourself to be taken on a white-water ride of you own. But don't forget to hang on, because it might just be a bumpy ride, and you'll need your wits about you to avoid falling over the side yourself!
| Music - play lengths | |
| Opening | 00:43 seconds |
| Play Out | 00:23 seconds |
| No sound effects are required for this play. | |
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