This wonderful spoof on the Agatha Christie murder-mystery genre had the "Sold Out" notices up even before the curtain rose on the first performance.
And little wonder. A first-rate cast took this terrific comedy by the scruff of its neck and didn't let go until the curtain fell, creating along the way some truly memorable characters and leaving no gag or double-entendre unused.
On a magnificently detailed set recreating the wood-panelled drawing-room of a 1930s country manor house, a motley crew of characters (all with something to hide) are assembled for the weekend. But it's not long before the first murder takes place and the bungling police inspector (a delightfully Clouseau-esque David Cradduck) arrives to take charge. Several murders later, revelations appear thick and fast, particularly those of bumbling colonel Charles Craddock (Frank Allen on top form), and it's ultimately left to nosy Joan Maple (Helen Dunn) to guide the evening to its wonderfully unlikely conclusion.
Ed Howson Murdered To Death, RAODS, Plaza Theatre, Romsey.
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