An extract from

A Game of Murder

(Written and directed by Angel Sumner)

Characters

Alexandra- the housemaid, a pretty girl of about seventeen or eighteen years; our main character; speaks with a mild French accent.

Christophe- the household butler, a kindly man in his late twenties, and Alexandra’s love interest; speaks with a light French accent, ‘dusted’ onto his perfect English.

Mrs. Winters- the ‘lady of the house’, a sometimes hysterical, often childish and presumptuous, bossy woman, a superior to her husband.

Azura Peterson- an actress of fading calibre, of 40-ish years, with two young sons and a divorce behind her. An eccentric, but also a fake, trying to relive her glory years.

Rhaïd Mahalle- a secretive man in his early 30s; Indian heritage and skin-tone, suppositious; speaks with aSouth Londonaccent, mixed with an Eastern tone.

Thomas Biggins- a business man in his late 30s or early 40s, a good actor and soft hearted man, but concealing something…

Author guidance for This work

Servant friends Alexandra and Christophe are busy preparing for their mistress' afternoon entertainment: the slightly perverse 'Game of Murder' a murder mystery afternoon organised by the lady of the house herself. But a few of the guests aren't playing by the rules...
I was asked to make my story 'A Game of Murder' () into a play-script for a drama exercise my youth club were doing. Unfortunately, there were only six of us, so that meant excessive character (line) cutting and adaptation. I'm just wondering what you think of this as it is. Perhaps one day, I'll do the play-script properly, with all the characters.

updated Jun 13 '11 by SumnerzAngel