Garden Fate
A one-act murder mystery farce.
The residents of Little Gittings are excited to welcome a new vicar and his wife to their small English village in the country. But the village is rife with gossip and rumour. The vicar is seen in a love tryst in the churchyard, the housekeeper disappears, the postmistress is found face down in her cornflakes, and there seems to be a growing number of bees in the village. Accused of having an affair with the vicar, Janice sets out to put the record straight, but gets more than she bargains for.
Type
One Act
Genre
Comedy
Adults
Cast Type
Duration (minutes) - excluding intervals
35
Style
The garden of a vicarage in a small, traditional English village. A patio table and two garden chairs. A garden spade, tools and plant pots to one side. For further set dressing, at the rear of the stage we may see the suggestion of patio doors, which are partially obscured by an ivy covered screen/trellis. Planters and pots stand around the upstage area. There is a ladies straw sun hat hanging on the trellis or on the back of a chair.
Casting
1M, 2F VICAR/ WIFE: 50s. M New Vicar. Also plays his own wife - Domineering and bossy.
JANICE: 40s. F Mousey, slightly nervy.
MABEL/ WPC 60s F Postmistress. The local gossip. Also plays WPC.
Scripts and Licencing
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