Spring and Summer Season 2019

The Middle School Production of
THE HAMPSTEAD MURDER MYSTERY
by Tim Norton
After the huge success of The Curse of
Cranholme Abbey in 2017 we are delighted
to be producing another Tim Norton classic
as our Middle School production this year
(for years 9 and 10)
When High Court Judge Sir Horace Fewbanks is found
dead in his Hampstead home, Detective Inspector
Chippenfield from New Scotland Yard and his rookie
assistant Detective Sergeant Rolfe are on the case.
But will the suave private detective Montague Crewe
beat the Scotland Yard detectives in solving the case?
Whodunit? Is it the ex-con with a secret? Or
perhaps the exotic femme fatale who bears a
grudge? Then there is the smooth gentleman
cracksman, the spurned mistress or the grimy
urchin and let’s not forget the butler. Could it
really be the butler after all?
Parodying Agatha Christie and other
Golden Age crime stories you’ll enjoy
spotting all the tricks of the trade: The
plodding policeman and the arch
detective, the mysterious lady and
the giggling maids, the strangulated
accents and the sudden
appearance of convenient clues.
Every cliché of the genre is
ruthlessly exploited in this
fast-moving show with a large
ensemble cast.
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Wed 6 – Fri 8 Mar 7pm
BHT £10 / £8
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