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In Act 1 Detective Inspector Bruton questions actress Celia Wallis about the murder of her husband Martin.  Celia is quite obviously in the clear but Neville Smallwood, the drunken journalist sleeping in her bed, is an extremely shady character who argued with Martin not long before the murder, and the solution to the initial puzzle seems simple.

Act 2 takes place before the murder, and all expectations, of the characters as well as the plot, are turned on their heads.  No-one, not even the figure silhouetted eerily against the front door, is at all what he or she seems and the dénouement to this witty and original play surprises the audience right up to the final twist.

Cast

Celia Wallis - Jane Brough

Detective Inspector Bruton - Peter Smithson

Neville Smallwood - Angus Draycott

Martin Powell - Tim Wellington

WPC Leach - Susan Hart

Detective Sergeant Fisher - John Evans

Detective Constable Wilkins - Rosemary House

WPC Carter - Tiffany Saul

Directed by - Roger Kendal

From left to right : Roger Kendal, Angus Draycott, Tim Wellington, Jane Brough, Rosemary House, Peter Smithson, Tiffany Saul, Susan Hart, John Evans

From left to right : Jane Brough, Peter Smithson, Susan Hart

From left to right : Jane Brough, Peter Smithson, Tiffany Saul, Tim Wellington, Rosemary House, Angus Draycott

From left to right : Angus Draycott, Jane Brough