Past Productions

2016 / 1

"Agatha C. and the Village Hall Murders" by Derek Webb

Directed by Karsten Wildeisen and Martin Kuhlberg

Performances:

07.04, 08.04, 14.04., 15.04., 16.04., 17.04. - Kulturforum am Hafen

Synopsis:

Agatha C. is a crime novelist. She’s also pretty adept at solving crimes. And when her sister-in-law Alice invites her to spend a few days with her in the village of Rudby-on-theMoor, it’s not long before she gets caught up in a series of murders which seem directed at members of the All Saints Village Hall committee.

From Toby, the Vicar, and Eleanor, Chair of the committee, to Harry Johnson the caretaker and Olivia and Oliver Leroy, there are plenty of suspects.

And with an investigating officer as incompetent as D.I. Twigg, there are plenty of laughs as the murders begin to pile up.

But, while packed full of wit and very funny scenes, this is also a genuine murder mystery with an ingenious plot which will tax the little grey cells of the audience at the same time!

Derek Webb:

Born in Kent, and brought up in Portsmouth, Derek now lives in Pembrokeshire with his wife and son, having moved from Surrey in 2001 to get away from the M25.

He spent many years working as a copywriter and Creative Director in a variety of major advertising agencies, before becoming a freelance scriptwriter and director in 1996.

His first novel (for children) was published in April 2010 by Parthian. Called 'Is', it is about Isabel Williams, who, far from being an ordinary schoolgirl, believes she is Isambard Kingdom Brunel reborn!

Cast
Harry Johnson	Caretaker of the village community centre	Dennis Tappert
Agatha C.	Crime novelist	Antje Ehlers
Alice Fogg	Agatha's sister-in-law	Waltraud Hundeshagen
Olivia Leroy	Resident of Rudby-on-the-Moor	Susann Berndsen
Oliver Leroy	Olivia's brother	Jan Andresen
Eleanor Mannering	Chair of the village hall committee	Brigitte Kapp
Twigg	Detective Inspector	Martin Kuhlberg
Toby Bishop	Vicar of Rudby-on-the-Moor parish church	Jürgen Kotisa
Maisie Mitchell	Cleaner	Anja Droge-Jacobs
Lockett	Police constable	Karsten Wildeisen
Isabella Bradley	Landlady of the Red Lion public house	Inge Stücken
Mandy Smith	Model	Martina Stölting