The Murder Room by Jack Sharkey
17 to 22 March 2025
Jack Sharkey’s three-act British farce, The Murder Room, concerns newly-weds Edgar and Mavis. Two days before their wedding, Edgar discovers that Mavis is being unfaithful. After her first attempt to kill him by poison fails, Mavis resorts to shooting him and then returning to her lover. Chaos and complications reign when it transpires that Edgar’s body has vanished!
Cast
| Edgar Hollister | Dominic Keefe |
| Mavis Templeton-Hollister | Carys Jones |
| Mrs Lottie Molloy | Kathryn Fennell |
| James Crandall | David Cheetham |
| Abel Howard | Dominic Keefe |
| Susan Hollister | Abby Cross |
| Barry Draper | Toby Harris |
Sponsors
| This play is sponsored by: Chapel Interiors (33 Chapel Lane) | Designer wallpapers and paints |
Backstage
| Director | Charlie Cook |
| Stage Manager | Helen Bingle |
| Prompt | Diana Boswell |
| ASM | Jennifer Albani |
| Props | Jennifer Albani, Helen Bingle, Charlie Cook, Fenella Fowkes |
| Special Props Creation | Jacque Bilsborough, Niamh Phelan, V Southern |
| Lighting | Bruce Williams |
| Sound design | Charlie Cook |
| Sound | Helen Fitton |
| Wardrobe | Di James |
| Rehearsal photographs | Bill Salkeld |
| Ticket secretary | Al Fowkes |
