Murder at the Vicarage

Name: Murder at the Vicarage
Start: 1961-12-06
End: 1961-12-09
Location: The Little Theatre, Old Royal Marines Camp, Butts Close, Faringdon

A murder mystery by Agatha Christie
Wednesday 6 December 1961 - Saturday 9 December 1961
The Little Theatre, Old Royal Marines Camp, Butts Close, Faringdon
Directed by Bill Carter

Tickets were available from Burtwell & Drew Ltd (electrical), 19 Coxwell Street, Faringdon.

Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie and dramatised by Moie Charles & Barbara Toy. The action of the play passes in the study of a vicarage in the country, at the present time. When the Parson declares rather carelessly ‘Anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world at large a service !’, he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him. From several potential murderers, Miss Marple must find the real killer.

The action of the play passes in the study of a vicarage in the country, at the present time.

The programme cost thrupence – 3d (a fraction over 1p in new money)

Cast (in order of appearance):

The Vicar (the Rev. Leonard Clement) - Bob Vipan
Griselda (his wife) - Sally Bayley
Dennis (his nephew) - Duncan McIntosh
Mary (the maid) - Kathleen Hill
Ronald Hawes (the curate) - Jonathan Bayley
Lettice Protheroe - Lorna Calver
Miss Marple - Edith Stevens
Mrs. Price Ridley - Nancy Reeves
Anne Protheroe - Eileen Drew
Lawrence Redding (an artist) - John Lott
Dr. John Haydock - Ted Tolman
Inspector Slack - Sam Heath
Police Constable Jennings - Bill Scott

See programme for further details.

Production No.36 (4 shows were performed over 4 days).

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