Mask For Murder
Frank Williams
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Cast size: 5
Duration: Two Act
Frank Williams | Thriller/Mystery | Full-length | 3m, 2f
Short synopsis
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A wealthy woman, still comparatively young, whose first husband has died in suspicious circumstances, has married again. When she returns from her honeymoon in Italy, we learn that both she and her new husband have been ill while they have been away.
Her nineteen year old son finds it difficult to accept his new stepfather. Her faithful housekeeper of many years also feels threatened by the new regime. The young doctor who lives next door and who is hero-worshipped by the son also knows that his relationship with the family will never be the same again.
When the new husband dies and it is established that the cause of death was arsenical poisoning, the wife becomes the obvious suspect, especially after her first husband's body is exhumed and it is established that he too was poisoned. Although clear evidence points to one of the other characters, the true identity of the murderer is not revealed until the last few moments of the play.
The play was written to be set in Victorian times, but, for ease of costuming, it would be possible to set it anywhere between the 1870s and 1930s.
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