Death beneath the Stars Play Script by Jonathan Goodson

Death beneath the Stars Jonathan Goodson Murder mystery set in a single room in a remote space observatory, with suspects aplenty and black humour throughout. Grumpy DI Birch is sent to investigate the murder of a celebrated astronomer, and must solve the case with only a scatty journalist and an O-Level in combined sciences to help him. Prediction sheets are provided so those watching can have their own chance to explain ’whodunit’ during the interval. Prices Note. All prices shown are now inclusive. No additional VAT is charged on Scripts, Library Reading Service or Performing Licences. Royalty Code F Script £5.00 Library Service £1.50 Performing Licence £45.00 per performance for Hall seating up to 150 Performing Licence £50.00 per performance for Hall seating up to 400 Please note that one Performing Licence is required for each performance. Buy Online Cast Summary Death beneath the Stars: 5M 5F + 2F walk-on parts Synopsis A group of professional stargazers have gathered at a remote space observatory in Cornwall to celebrate the career of brilliant astronomer, Professor Duncan Matthews. Hosting the soiree is observatory manager, Professor George Ingram, and his daughter Kitty. The other guests are Duncan’s three greatest proteges: husband and wife Kyle and Judy Mackenzie, and their former classmate, Colin Forbes. The latter is Kitty’s husband, but was formerly married to Judy. Also present is Duncan’s old friend, Margaret, who is providing the catering, along with her daughter Jane, with whom Colin is having a secret affair. The party even attracts a gatecrasher, in the form of scatty scientific journalist, Sally Flint. Arriving woefully late for an interview she had scheduled with Colin, Sally is invited to join them for dinner and offered the spare room so that she can speak to Colin in the morning. The problem is, by the time Sally wakes the next day Colin is dead! A lone detective, the curmudgeonly DI Birch, is dispatched to take statements and Sally is conscripted as his assistant. Between them they review the events of the previous evening, and interview the 7 suspects. During the interval the audience complete prediction sheets (included) to identify the murderer, motive and clues. They must also identify the 3 other suspects who lied during their interviews. Questioning of the suspects by the audience is an additional option. (Note: It is better fun for the audience if they are allowed to divide into teams of their own choosing, rather than forcing groups of strangers together, as this can inhibit forthright debate.) A correct example of the prediction sheet is provided to aid swift marking of the submitted answers. The mystery is finally unravelled after the interval, when the audience will see the murder take place. Read Sample Pages Specifications Format: Paperback Pages: iv,31 Dimensions: A5 (148mm width x 210mm height) Publisher: Jasper Publishing Published: 2008 Language: English ISBN: 978 1 906997 05 2 Keywords Murder Mystery, Murder Mystery Evening Links If you would like to include a link to this script, you can copy the following HTML and paste it into your own website. Link to this script in the Advanced Website: <a href=http://www.jasperpublishing.com/Products.aspx?ItemId=435>Death beneath the Stars, Jonathan Goodson</a> Link to this script in the Classic Website: <a href=http://www.JasperPublishing.com/StaticContent/435.htm>Death beneath the Stars, Jonathan Goodson</a>  Home   Advanced website with Shopping Cart

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