It's the summer of 1948, and Lady Florence Andering-Ffyffe is entertaining her old friends the Millsbys. But as they arrive a body is found in the delphiniums. Will Detective Inspector Volper be able to solve the case before too many more people die? With the help of Mrs. Millsby, he struggles to find the killer as more lives are lost and everyone has secrets to hide.
Fast-paced, funny and a rollicking great murder mystery, Death Among the Delphiniums is a mystery in the style of Agatha Christie, but a lot more tongue-in-cheek.
Produced by Opening Nite Theatre Society, Mission BC, 2013
Keywords: Mystery, murder mystery, British, silly, manor, gun, murder, detective, garden
Genre: Comedic Drama, Mystery
Acts: 2
Run time: 105 minutes
Cast size: 8 actors
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 5
Casting note: In the original production, the role of Mabel was played by a man dressed as a woman. It does not need to be cast this way, but it did add more red herrings to the show. In this vein, many roles can be cast cross-gender (except Lady Florence), as long as they are played as the gender specified in the script.