The Perfect Murder

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Cast Size

3w, 4m
Duration

90 minutes
Subgenre

Mystery/Thriller
Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary

Attorney Nicodemus Braddock is engaged to marry the niece of a prominent criminal courts judge. He discovers that the judge has unearthed evidence about the way he conducts his career that will certainly get him disbarred. With his butler, a former felon, Nicko contrives to steal the evidence and murder the judge. The author of the stunning thrillers The Clone People and Return of the Maniac is in top form here and delivers some devastating surprises.

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Performing Groups

NICODEMUS BRANNOCK, a prominent attorney

GREG MACKENZIE, a district attorney

NELLITA COSGROVE, a prominent jurist

MADALYN WHITNEY, Nellita's niece

STANLEY MERKS, a sort of manservant

OFFICER HAGAN, a policeman

ALLISON CONROY, Greg's fiancee

Time Period Present Day
Setting The Parlor of the Brannock house.
Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Additional Features Not Applicable
Duration 90 minutes
Cautions
- Alcohol

Media

"This really has that wonderful twist you expect only with Christie." - John Chaffin, Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, Nashville, Tenn.

Music

Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Authors

Mike Johnson

Mike Johnsonis one of several pen names for prolific playwright Jack Sharkey (1931-1992). Mr. Sharkey was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 t ...

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