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The Play that Goes Wrong

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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

An edited extract for LAMDA inspired by The Play that Goes Wrong

BY EMMA HUTCHINGS

CAST

CHRIS BEAN (plays CHARLES HAVERSHAM in the Play)- The Director of The Corn Lee Polytechnic Drama Society’s The Murder at Haversham Manor

CARLY BEAN (plays PERKINS in the play)- The Co-Director of The Corn Lee Polytechnic Drama Society’s The Murder at Haversham Manor

TREVOR (plays INSPECTOR CARTER in the play)- The company’s lighting and sound operator

SANDRA (plays FLORENCE COLLEYMORE in the Play)

ROSIE (plays THERESA COLLEYMORE in the Play)

MAX (plays CECIL in the Play)

Exatract from script:

INSPECTOR: You all must be distraught, but forgive me, the sooner I can begin my enquiries, the sooner we can all get to the bottom of this ghastly business. Wait…what’s this? A note… (reading) Eggs, Milk, Toilet roll

FLORENCE: Wait, that’s … er, my shopping list…here’s the right one

THE INSPECTOR: My Poochykins, break a leg at the show tonight, I have a special…

THERESA: Er, that’s mine… er sorry must be, THE INSPECTOR I was MURDERED! (waiting for the sound effect) THE INSPECTOR I was MURDERED!… pssst the gasp!

ALL CAST: (remembering): oooooh

THE INSPECTOR: (Sighing) I was MURDERED!

ALL CAST: GASP!

INSPECTOR: I believe this to be written by Charles as he was taking his final breaths.