1999

November

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Curtain Up On Murder

A Thriller by Bettine Manktelow

Directed by Sue Trueman

	Cast
	Linda	Stephanie Morris
	Sandra	Tracey Bates
	Ginny	Karen Glyde
	Harry	Roland Garrad
	Alex	Steve Hill
	Sylvia	Sue Gravett
	Martin	Jim Saphin
	Moppet	Di Davidson





	The action takes place on the stage of a small theatre at the end of a pier.

Synopsis

An amateur drama company is rehearsing in the theatre at the end of a pier. Storms rage overhead and the doors are locked - they are trapped! Events take a sinister turn when a mysterious, ghostly presence passes across the stage, and when the Assistant Stage Manager falls to certain death through a trapdoor, the remaining actors are thrown into disarray. Their panic increases when one of the actresses is poisoned and it becomes evident that a murderer is in their midst - a murderer, it soon transpires, who will not stop until they are all dead ...

Three cast members make their debut during this performance, including two who would become very familiar names to Fairlight audiences. The instantly recognisable Steve Hill took on a major role, as did Sue Gravett (better known to us now as Sue Duffy). Also making her first appearance is Karen Glyde, and behind the scenes, Bobby Crossman helps out in the wardrobe department.