A SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. TITLE
Murder in the Studio
Collection / Anthology, Melodrama / 5w, 9m
A colllection of three radio plays including a Poirot story for live performance comprising Personal Call, Yellow Iris, Butter in a Lordly Dish.
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Cast Size
5w, 9m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Personal Call sees James Brent haunted by his dead wife when he receives a mysterious telephone call, seemingly from beyond the grave.
Yellow Iris marked Hercule Poirot's debut appearance on radio in which the famous detective is called to the hotel Jardin des Cygnes to solve an old case in which a cold-blooded killer escaped justice and slipped through his fingers.
Butter in a Lordly Dish sees eminent prosecution barrister Sir Luke Enderby get his comeuppance in one of Christie's most gruesome and horrifying murders.
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Performing Groups
- Time Period 1950s, 1940s/WWII, 1930s
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration 90 minutes
Media
REVIEWS
"Radio owes much to Agatha Christie. For more than 60 years, her whodunnits have been shaped into afternoon plays, classic serials and Saturday-night dramas that defend the moral order, stimulate the grey cells and please a literate Radio 4 audience."- Paul Donovan, Sunday Times
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Murder in the Studio
Cathy Thomas
February 26, 2019
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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