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Afternoon at the Seaside

  • Agatha Christie
  • Short Play, Melodrama, Mystery/Thriller, Contemporary
  • 7M, 5F
  • ISBN: 9780573020049

A part of The Rule of Three - A series of one-act plays involving murder, theft and deception at home and abroad.

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Description

  • Short Play
  • Melodrama, Mystery/Thriller

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Exterior Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
A whimsical day by the sea in a British resort. An emerald necklace has been stolen and the Inspector has to investigate an extraordinary mix of characters.

Part of the triple bill The Rule of Three, which also feature The Rats, and The Patient.

Premiere Production: Presented by Peter Saunders at the Duchess Theatre, London on the 20th of December, 1962.

Characters

  • Casting: 7M, 5F

  • BOB WHEELER
    NOREEN SOMERS
    ARTHUR SOMERS
    GEORGE CRUM
    MRS. CRUM
    A MOTHER
    A YOUNG MAN
    BEACH ATTENDANT
    MRS. GUNNER (MOM)
    PERCY GUNNER
    THE BEAUTY
    INSPECTOR FOLEY

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    Afternoon at the Seaside Script Order Now

    The scene is a seashore resort. Among the characters: a siren in a bikini, ogling men and envious women. The undercurrents are perfect for theft. At the very end, the wanton siren emerges as a policewoman who solves the otherwise perfect crime.

    A part of The Rule of Three - A series of one-act plays involving murder, theft and deception at home and abroad.

    Presented by Peter Saunders at the Duchess Theatre, London on the 20th of December, 1962.

    		$24.95

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