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A Murder Has Been Arranged


A ghost story by Welsh author Emlyn Williams.

Performed by STADS at St. Teilo's Church Hall, Bishopston on April 30th, May 1st, 6th, 7th & 8th, 1982. Tickets cost 50p, children 35p, OAPs Thursday only 35p.


Synopsis

There is a legend concerning a murder once committed at the St James' Theatre, that a dumb woman will appear on stage to reveal the murderer. Sir Charles Jasper holds a dinner-party in the theatre. Tonight he will come into a vast fortune. Should he die before eleven, his nephew Maurice will inherit it. Maurice arrives and engineers his uncle's murder. Then the dumb woman of the legend appears...

Programme

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Director/Producer

Beryl West

Cast (in order of appearance)

'Miss Groze' ~ Dorothy Morris

'Cavendish' ~ John O'Malley

'Miss Wragg' ~ Beryl Maslin

'Jimmy North' ~ Barry Cooper

'Beatrice Jasper' ~ Jackie Cooper

'Mrs Arthur' ~ Margaret Lloyd

'Sir Charles Jasper' ~ Harry Maslin

'Maurice Mullins' ~ Rodney Fryer

Woman ~ Brenda Jones

Backstage

Stage Manager ~ Bill Payne

Assistants ~ Ken Jenkins, Hilary Rose

Lighting ~ John Dixon

Props ~ Wendy Hemns-Tucker, Nita Latham

Make-up ~ Jill Dixon, Anita McNamara