A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE

Murderous Crossing

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

David Landau, Nikki Stern

David Landau
Music and Lyrics by Nikki Stern

"Audience members were often reduced to helpless laughter" - Courier News

The year is 1923 and audience members are passengers on board the HMS Victoria as it crosses the English Channel. The famous Inspector Clurrot has tracked down a homicidal mastermind hiding out on board. Meanwhile, the ship is the vessel of matrimony…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Mystery/Thriller, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
The year is 1923 and audience members are passengers on board the HMS Victoria as it crosses the English Channel. The famous Inspector Clurrot has tracked down a homicidal mastermind hiding out on board. Meanwhile, the ship is the vessel of matrimony for the Contessa Follette and John D. Rothchild - a marriage encouraged through financial need and murderous greed. But not everything is as it seems, and it turns out that the English Channel isn't the only thing being crossed. Audience members are recruited to stand in for the best man, bridesmaid, mother of the groom, and father of the bride in this Agatha Christie style comic mystery.
MADAM HASTINGS/ISABELLA
DT. CLURROT/HOWARD
NICOLE FOLLETTE
JOHN ROTHCHILD
VIVIAN ROTHCHILD
LORD BENNET
  • Time Period 1920s
  • Setting The dining room of a 1920s cruise ship.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Physical Comedy, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

Media

"Audience members were often reduced to helpless laughter - Courier News

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsEasy

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Add-Ons

Take a look below at how you can enhance your show!

Authors

David Landau

David Landau is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Mystery Writers of America. An award-winning and published playwright, he has also won a few screenwriting awards and written a number of scripts for video and film. He received the Blackburn Award for Excellence in Pla ...

View full profile
Author

Nikki Stern

Community

Now Playing

Community Experiences