Murder for Starters Play Script by Jonathan Goodson

Murder for Starters Jonathan Goodson Murder mystery set in a swanky London restaurant. Super-chef, Harry Manning, plans one last stellar soiree before handing the kitchen over to his star apprentice. But Harry’s soufflé falls flat when his protégé’s beautiful young wife is found stabbed to death in the wine cellar. Enter grumpy DI Birch to quiz the suspects and solve the case. Prediction sheets are provided giving the audience 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 Murder for Starters: 5M 6F plus 1M & 2F walk-on parts Synopsis Super-chef Harry Manning is heading to America with his glamorous wife Jessica, a TV presenter, in order to further his media career. Their leaving party at Harry’s swanky London restaurant, Cake Hole, is to double as the debut of Harry’s star apprentice, Christian, who is to take over as head chef. Co-owner, Jacqueline; long-suffering waitress, Kimberley; and jack-the-lad barman, Daniel, try to keep order, while Christian’s beautiful young wife, Madelaine, is enlisted to help Jessica entertain the celebrities. But the party finishes before midnight, when Madelaine is found stabbed to death in the wine cellar. Haughty food critic, Isambard LaRosier, completes the list of 7 suspects who were near the scene without an alibi. The curmudgeonly DI Tony Birch is assigned the puzzling case and recalls the suspects to the restaurant the following day to undertake informal interviews, aided by his eager young assistant, DC Jane Spiller. They are also joined by Birch’s dizzy fiancée, Sally, who begs for the chance to be allowed to meet Harry. 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. 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 Birch explains who did the deed and, more bafflingly, why. Read Sample Pages Specifications Format: Paperback Pages: v,44 Dimensions: A5 (148mm width x 210mm height) Publisher: Jasper Publishing Published: 2009 Language: English ISBN: 978 1 906997 46 5 Keywords mystery; murder; modern; celebrity; whodunit; restaurant 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=475>Murder for Starters, Jonathan Goodson</a> Link to this script in the Classic Website: <a href=http://www.JasperPublishing.com/StaticContent/475.htm>Murder for Starters, Jonathan Goodson</a>  Home   Advanced website with Shopping Cart

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