Directed by Raymond Hatton
Produced by Debra Archer
Set in a 1930s English country manor, the play introduces a cast of delightfully eccentric characters, including a bumbling inspector, a snooty aristocrat, a mysterious femme fatale, and a butler who’s perhaps too proper. When a murder is discovered, everyone becomes a suspect in a case brimming with twists, turns, and hilariously disastrous detective work.
The play introduces the inept and bungling Inspector Pratt, who battles against the odds and his own incompetence to solve the murder. It soon becomes clear that the murderer isn’t finished yet; will the miscreant be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom?
This hilarious whodunit combines classic murder mystery tropes with sidesplitting comedy.
If you like witty comedy and laugh-out-loud characters then prepare for a night of laughter, intrigue, and surprises in this clever spoof of the Agatha Christie genre.
The Players Guild will be auditioning May 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, and 6:00 to 9:00 pm and May 26th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, at the Guildhall, 45530 Spadina Avenue in Chilliwack.
Simply fill out the audition form in the next tab, click “Submit” and we’ll get back to you shortly!
Auditions: May 25 1:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-9:00 pm
May 26 6:00-9:00 pm.
Performance dates: November 20-23, 27-30.
Rehearsals begin September 8th: Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Mildred – Late fifties. Moderately wealthy owner of Bagshot House, where the events unfold.
Dorothy – Late twenties and rather plain. Mildred’s downtrodden niece.
Bunting – Sixties.The unconventional butler. Pedantic and rather creepy.
Colonel Charles Craddock – Early sixties. Dresses in tweeds. Confident but blustering. An old flame of Mildred’s, eager to re-ignite their passion.
Margaret Craddock – Early sixties. The long-suffering but acerbic wife of Colonel Craddock.
Pierre Marceau – Early thirties. A dapper, but shady, French art dealer. An exaggerated French accent.
Elizabeth Hartley-Trumpington – Mid-twenties. Attractive and stunningly dressed. Very high society. Pierre Marceau’s accomplice.
Joan Maple – Sixties. A spinster. Amateur sleuth.
Inspector Pratt – The police inspector who enters the scene as occupants vanish Inept, posing and clumsy.
Constable Thomkins – Young, bright uniformed village policeman who assists Inspector Pratt.