A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
A Party to Murder
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 3m
On Halloween, six people have come in secret to play a murder mystery game at a rustic island cottage. Secret passageways, incriminating letters, hidden compartments, bodies in the window seat and a 25-year-old unsolved mystery twist and turn toward the unexpected and terrifying conclusion.
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Cast Size
3w, 3m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Mystery/Thriller -
Target Audience
Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
On Halloween, six people have come in secret to play a murder mystery game at a rustic island cottage. Invited by writer Charles Prince, they appear set for a weekend of fun, until ghosts from the past begin to haunt the proceedings, and it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. The game takes on a sinister dimension when guests begin to die, and the remaining players realize that they are playing for their lives. Tension rises. Secret passageways, incriminating letters, hidden compartments, bodies in the window seat and a 25-year-old unsolved mystery twist and turn toward the unexpected and terrifying conclusion.
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period Present Day
- Setting A cottage on an island, in the middle of a lake, somewhere in North America. The present.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Stage Combat, Special Effects
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Gun Shots
Media
“Cheeky and skillfully crafted mayhem.” – London Free Press
“Enough to turn Dame Agatha green with envy.” – The Oxford Press
“Rather stunning.” – The Cincinnati Post
“Brilliant, even better than Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.” – The Saskatoon Free Press
“Thrills, Christie fashion... A superb climax.” – The Kentucky Recorder
“Christie meets Deathtrap [with] a lot of style.” – The Cincinnati Enquirer
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Marcia Kash
Douglas E. Hughes
As well as the five plays he’s written with his cohort Marcia Kash, Douglas E. Hughes has written two short plays for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Debussy: At Sea and The Talking Cure; a one-act comedy, Taken For Granted; three screenplays, Hearing Trouble, Star Struck and ...