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The Business of Murder

Full-Length Play  /  1w, 2m

Richard Harris

"Welcome to a thriller that achieves it all. . . . Sensational." - London Times.

"The most ingenious murder mystery to have appeared on the London stage in a decade." - London Daily Mail.

The Business of Murder

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition

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Summary
A critical and popular success in London, this psychological thriller about revenge centers on the interlocking triangular relationship between Dee, a successful television playwright; Hallet, a detective superintendent; and Stone, a humorless, prissy man. Dee arrives at Stone's flat, having accepted an invitation to discuss a script by Stone's wife. She is rather surprised when Hallett, with whom she is having an affair, also arrives, apparently to investigate a matter concerning Stone's son and his involvement with a drug ring. But where are wife and son? After many twists and turns, Stone's intentions become clear as he slowly reveals the precise nature of the trio's relationship: all three are very much concerned with the business of murder and the play culminates in another perpetration of the crime.

Media

"Welcome to a thriller that achieves it all. . . . Sensational." - London Times.

"The most ingenious murder mystery to have appeared on the London stage in a decade." - London Daily Mail.

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Richard Harris

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