The Killings Tale
by WA Frankonis

Name: The Killings Tale
Brand: WA Frankonis
SKU: 9780573627903

The Killings Tale Book Cover — The Killings Tale Cover

Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

90 mins 16th Century/Elizabethan Interior Set Period Costumes American

Synopsis

London, 1606. Murders that mirror and interrupt Shakespeare's plays are afoot in the Globe Theatre and everyone is a suspect, even Shakespeare.

Some suspect a ghost.

It is up to puritanical High Constable Colin Makepeace to sort through the dead ends and false trails to find the truth and the killer.

Along the way, the straitlaced constable finds he is falling in love with Nell Dancer, the spirited tavern owner who is Shakespeare's London girlfriend.

Originally produced by the New York State Theatre Institute.

Press Reviews

"Murder most entertaining...[with] some wonderful wordplay that captures Shakespeare's metaphor rich speech."
— Metroland

"A richly layered show...that appeals to the senses and tickles the imagination. You'll be caught up in a good old fashioned murder mystery...Offers a unique sense of what it might have been like to work at the old Globe."
— Daily Gazette

"A nifty show, full of intrigue...with a very tight plot that is not afraid to poke clever fun at the times while maintaining suspense."
— Northeast Public Radio

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Will Shakespeare 42, actor, playwright, producer	—	—	42, actor, playwright, producer
Nell Dancer 26, an Irish tavern owner	—	—	26, an Irish tavern owner
Will Kempe 45, actor	—	—	45, actor
Jane Porter 19, Kempe's niece	—	—	19, Kempe's niece
Richard Burbage 44, actor and partner in the Globe theatre	—	—	44, actor and partner in the Globe theatre
Uric Strangwidge 28, clown actor	—	—	28, clown actor
Gates 60, the Globe's aged caretaker	—	—	60, the Globe's aged caretaker
Mistress Gates 59, his wife	female	—	59, his wife
Darby Fields 13, boy actor	—	—	13, boy actor
Henry Cuffe 52, former secretary to Lord Essex	—	—	52, former secretary to Lord Essex
Richard Farrier 26, an actor	—	—	26, an actor
Cranston 21, an actor	—	—	21, an actor
Thomas Stone 25, an actor	—	—	25, an actor
Colin Makepeace 38, a High Constable of London	—	—	38, a High Constable of London