Postmortem
by Ken Ludwig

Name: Postmortem
Brand: Ken Ludwig
SKU: 9780573691331
Rating: 3.54 (29 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins American

Why we like it

"'Postmortem' delves into the mind of a detective as he navigates a web of deceit and danger."

From: Mystery and Thriller Scripts

Synopsis

Thriller

Characters: 4 male 4 female Interior Set Actor manager and playwright William Gillette best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in his hugely successful adaptation of Conan Doyle a popular play available from Samuel French has invited his sister and the cast of his latest revival of the play for a weekend at his magnificent pseudo medieval castle on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River.

For entertainment Gillette has arranged a seance.

Now the scene

Press Reviews

"Packed with suspects and tinged with suspense and laughter."
— The London Times

"Zestfully trots out all the classic murder mystery devices: shots in the dark and darkly held secrets, deathbed letters, guns and knives and bottles bashed over the head, ghosts and hiders behind curtains and misbegotten suspicions. There are moments when you'll jump. Guaranteed."
— The Telegraph

"A Sherlock Holmes whodunnit kind of mystery packed with suspects and tinged with suspense and laughter."
— The London Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Bobby Carlyle An actor and man-about-town	—	—	An actor and man-about-town
May Dison An ingenue	—	—	An ingenue
Marion Barrett An actress, Gillette’s sister	female	—	An actress, Gillette’s sister
Leo Barrett Marion’s husband, plays Professor Moriarty	male	—	Marion’s husband, plays Professor Moriarty
William Gillette Writer and star of Sherlock Holmes	—	—	Writer and star of Sherlock Holmes
Lilly Warner Gillette’s aunt	—	—	Gillette’s aunt
Louise Parradine A former actress	female	—	A former actress
Macready A butler	—	—	A butler