Ee
bah gum…
the most (Bos)Worth-y of murder mysteries!
‘Blackadder’
meets ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ in this hysterical-historical whodunit.
The
discovery of Duke William Longbottom’s headless skeleton during recent construction
work has created a bit of a national stir, something which celebrity ‘Spookbusters’,
Clare Voyant and Si Kick, have been eager to cash in on. The paranormal pair duly
invite you to the Longbottom’s family home, Snetterdale Castle on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, hoping
to unearth the truth. Yet on summoning his grace’s troubled spirit, we learn
that not only did the Yorkist Duke come to a particularly grisly end (inside Snetterdale
on the day of ‘the Battle of Bosworth’) but also that he’s ‘reet miffed
abaht ‘avin’ kicked’ t’bucket’ at all, and desperate to find out more…
But
who would do such a medi-evil thing…?
Franklin Bodge, the long-time servant to the
Longbottom family…
Brigitte de Bardot, William’s sixth wife, duchess of
Snetterdale...
Catherine Longbottom, their feisty, headstrong
daughter…
Brother Heathcliffe Nosferatus, monk and castle
‘divinator’…
Or…
Captain Lancelot G’Lant, William’s dashingly rakish
army captain?
Our TV ghosthunters enlist the help of their Spookbusting audience to help identify which of the phantasmic five is a Yorkshire Pudding and who’s the Yorkshire Terrier…!!
‘Knight
of the (Medi-)Evil Dead’ is ‘a reet champion piece’ which satirises both
‘History’ and ‘the rivalry between Yorkshire and Lancashire’*. Its larger-than-life
characters and tongue-in-cheek humour are guaranteed to appeal to a lively troupe.
(*Comments
added to the script where indicated, will make the piece relevant to any region.)
‘Knight
of the (Medi-)Evil Dead’, despite being classed as a Murderplays’ Short, still has
an approximate 'running' time of 1 hour 10 minutes, providing for a full
evening’s entertainment. It requires 8 characters, 5M/3F. Yet as the
celebrity paranormalists can be played by an actor of either sex, it’s also
possible to be staged with either 4M/4F or 6M/2F. All 8
characters have significant roles.
Please CONTACT US to
request a FREE copy of Act 1 of this play.
‘Knight of the (Medi-)Evil Dead’ is a stripped-back/2 act version of murderplays’ full-length title ‘Who Killed T’Duke?’
Knight of the (Medi-)Evil Dead!
Ee
bah gum…
the most (Bos)Worth-y of murder mysteries!
‘Blackadder’
meets ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ in this hysterical-historical whodunit.
The
discovery of Duke William Longbottom’s headless skeleton during recent construction
work has created a bit of a national stir, something which celebrity ‘Spookbusters’,
Clare Voyant and Si Kick, have been eager to cash in on. The paranormal pair duly
invite you to the Longbottom’s family home, Snetterdale Castle on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, hoping
to unearth the truth. Yet on summoning his grace’s troubled spirit, we learn
that not only did the Yorkist Duke come to a particularly grisly end (inside Snetterdale
on the day of ‘the Battle of Bosworth’) but also that he’s ‘reet miffed
abaht ‘avin’ kicked’ t’bucket’ at all, and desperate to find out more…
But
who would do such a medi-evil thing…?
Franklin Bodge, the long-time servant to the
Longbottom family…
Brigitte de Bardot, William’s sixth wife, duchess of
Snetterdale...
Catherine Longbottom, their feisty, headstrong
daughter…
Brother Heathcliffe Nosferatus, monk and castle
‘divinator’…
Or…
Captain Lancelot G’Lant, William’s dashingly rakish
army captain?
Our TV ghosthunters enlist the help of their Spookbusting audience to help identify which of the phantasmic five is a Yorkshire Pudding and who’s the Yorkshire Terrier…!!
‘Knight
of the (Medi-)Evil Dead’ is ‘a reet champion piece’ which satirises both
‘History’ and ‘the rivalry between Yorkshire and Lancashire’*. Its larger-than-life
characters and tongue-in-cheek humour are guaranteed to appeal to a lively troupe.
(*Comments
added to the script where indicated, will make the piece relevant to any region.)
‘Knight
of the (Medi-)Evil Dead’, despite being classed as a Murderplays’ Short, still has
an approximate 'running' time of 1 hour 10 minutes, providing for a full
evening’s entertainment. It requires 8 characters, 5M/3F. Yet as the
celebrity paranormalists can be played by an actor of either sex, it’s also
possible to be staged with either 4M/4F or 6M/2F. All 8
characters have significant roles.
Please CONTACT US to
request a FREE copy of Act 1 of this play.
‘Knight of the (Medi-)Evil Dead’ is a stripped-back/2 act version of murderplays’ full-length title ‘Who Killed T’Duke?’
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Price: £40.00