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custody before they are joined by Eleanor Grubb, the caretaker. Fletcher agonizes over the dire weather warnings as Scout gets the alcohol flowing and Mrs. Grubb wonders who these two strange people are, despite having been their nanny for many years. The reunion party moves up a notch when Isabella Virtue, Fletcher's old flame, swans in. Fletcher and Virtue have shared a steamy past causing Fletcher to become even more nervous. Soon, Walter Crowley and his butch wife Sheila Hunt thunder through the door mid-argument.
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The Crowleys are followed by Walter's twin sister, Lacey. She attempts to steer the reunion back on course while Jade Sloan, a twisted and sadistic fashion designer, enters to expose the bitter secrets of the feuding guests. Finally, the last member of the group, dashing pilot Maverick Horne, enters
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begins with the arrival of Myles Fletcher and Randal Devlin Scout to the remote island home of their adopted father, Helmut Kinderland. Sniveling, stuttering Fletcher is a stark contrast to the confident and charismatic Scout. The two swap stories about the times shared together in Mr. Kinderland's
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said of the original production "A Stab In The Dark brings together a cast of characters representing all aspects of human vice, and everyone quickly exhibits all sorts of ulterior motives as the plot takes all sorts of twists and turns. Played brilliantly by all the players and with some great
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via the back window and tries to seduce everyone else in the room. The cast of wicked characters is assembled and, just when everyone begins to put their differences aside, Mr. Kinderland's bloody corpse slips out from behind the curtains...
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artistic direction, this one will keep you guessing right till the thrilling conclusion. Remember, nothing is as it seems! Very good indeed!"
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and they eventually discover that they were all adopted to keep their "father", Helmut Kinderland, healthy through regular
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A scene from the 2008 production, featuring Isabella Virtue (Tanya Kaploon) and Myles Fletcher (Andrew Crupi)
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The play was developed at Higher Ground, a South Australian arts venue, as part of the 2008
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Article From: AusStage: Gateway to performing Arts (Official Australian Theatre Database)
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is repeated many times in the story, often when the characters are reflecting on their
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The cast of the original Adelaide production. From left: Eleanor Grubb (
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by having the character of Mr. Kinderland return from the dead, as a
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Isabella Virtue (Jordan Dimock) and Myles Fletcher (Charlie Saulino)
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Additionally, Rodger Hough played a policeman in the final scene.
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Poster for the 2008 Adelaide production directed by Toni Main.
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Alex Vickery-Howe. The first production was performed in
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In the climactic scene, the play breaks completely from
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Poster for Adelaide production.
whodunnit
Australian
playwright
Adelaide
South Australia

Adelaide Fringe
Once Upon a Midnight
murder mystery
homage
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None
Clue
Murder By Death
slapstick
wordplay
horror
surrealism
The Masque of the Red Death
porphyria
blood type
transfusions
seven deadly sins
sloth
gluttony
pride
envy
lust
greed

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