
Shows: May 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 2021
Auditions: February 24 and 25
The audience’s help is needed to solve the baffling theft at Shady Acres, a cozy hotel tucked away in the remote English countryside. The hotel staff is frantically preparing for the arrival of their most prestigious guests ever — the wealthy and famous Fairfaxes from America. Everything seems to be going awry as the hotel is turned topsy-turvy with zany activity. Finally, hotel manager Mr. Clifford manages to usher the English Tea Garden tour group out of the lobby early and to straighten out the confusion between the Fairfaxes and the Brighthams, another pair of wealthy guests. Just when he thinks everything is going smoothly, Mrs. Fairfax’s valuable diamond necklace is stolen! Who could it be? And who is the mysterious man lurking about who signed the hotel register as Mr. X? The police discover that practically everyone at the hotel has a motive. Having a flamboyant but ineffective detective and his assistant arrive on the scene competing to solve the case first only makes matters worse. Good thing the audience is there to help point out the clues and analyse characters’ motivations.
HOTEL STAFF AND GUESTS
EDWARD FAIRFAX, a wealthy, middle-aged American hotel guest
BLANCHE FAIRFAX, Edward’s beautiful but snobbish wife
AUDREY ROCHESTER, attractive American secretary
STANLEY LARSON, charming but penniless British chap
ALBERT BRIGHTHAM, hotel guest
INGRID BRIGHTHAM, Albert’s wife
MR. X, mysterious man in black
MR. HENRY CLIFFORD, hotel owner and manager
NIGEL, desk clerk
HEIMLICH, German chef
GRETA WHYTE, maid
BETH MORGAN, another
LAVINIA CRAWFORD, another
ENGLISH TEA GARDEN TOUR GROUP
CATHY, enthusiastic tour guide
FREDERICA FRUMPET, grumpy elderly woman
LOIS BANKS, middle class traveller
POLICE
CHIEF DOVER WICKFIELD, Chief of Police, heads up the investigation
LT. THEODORE DORRIT, member of the police department
SGT FARLEY O’DOYLE, another
DETECTIVE AGENCY
DETECTIVE PHILIP THORNTON, flamboyant and ineffective “private eye”
EMMA REID, Thornton’s efficient and intelligent assistant
Directors:
Toby McKenzie
Jo Van Leerdam
Producer:
Sue Place
Technical Director:
Tony Dupleix
Costume Manager:
Briony Howells
Stage Manager:
Sue Place