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The Malefactor's Bloody Register

Short Play, Drama  /  3w, 1m

In this true story of abuse and murder from the pages of the notorious eighteenth century compendium of crime, The Newgate Calendar, three serving girls to sadistic Mrs. Brownrigg and her son are beaten and tortured by their employers. One escapes and summons help, but help is not easy to come by in their world.

The Malefactor's Bloody Register

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
In this true story of abuse and murder from the pages of the notorious eighteenth century compendium of crime, The Newgate Calendar, three serving girls to sadistic Mrs. Brownrigg and her son are beaten and tortured by their employers. One escapes and summons help, but help is not easy to come by in their world. The eerie tale is told from the point of view of the girls and the son. One died, one lived and one was lost. Which was which? In Tales From The Red Rose Inn & Other Plays.
Cast Attributes
MARY JONES
MARY MITCHELL
MARY CLIFFORD
JOHN BROWNRIGG
  • Time Period 18th Century
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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