A Murder is Announced

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple story, A Murder is Announced , was adapted into a play script by Leslie Darbon. In the true spirit of Christie stories, there are numerous quirky characters who either all seem to have some motivation for committing the crime, or none at all. The Belleville Theatre Guild will present this play as the first of its 18/19 Season. A Murder is Announced will run from October 11th until October 27th at the Pinnacle Playhouse in Belleville, Ontario. Auditions: June 23rd and June 24th at 2:00pm. Characters: JULIA SIMMONS- 21 to 30 LETITIA BLACKLOCK- 45 to 70 DORA BUNNER- 55 to 70 PATRICK SIMMONS-23 to 35 MITZI- 30 to 60 MISS MARPLE- mature PHILLIPA HAYMES- 25 to 35 MRS. SWETTENHAM- 50 to 65 EDMUND SWETTENHAM- 22 to 35 RUDI SCHERZ- 25 to 40 INSPECTOR CRADDOCK- 50 to 65 SERGEANT MELLORS- 25 to 45

This is the plot description from Samuel French Company: An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house's several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death, a determined Inspector grimly following the twists and turns, and Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution at some risk to herself in a dramatic confrontation just before the final curtain.