Murder on West Moon Street
by Rob Urbinati

Name: Murder on West Moon Street
Brand: Rob Urbinati
SKU: 9780573651489
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

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Highlights

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105 mins 1900-1910 Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

Young Lord Arthur is deliriously happy – just down from Oxford and engaged to be married – when a mysterious palm reader predicts that he will commit a murder.

A proper English gentleman, Arthur believes it is his duty to get this killing business over with before he marries.

But his education has not provided him with the required skills, and a hilarious series of mishaps ensues as he sets about finding a victim.

Press Reviews

"Urbinati's adaptation is deft, using the source material to its fullest and beautifully fleshing out several minor characters only alluded to in the original story."
— Backstage

"Oscar Wilde's short story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is a clever mystery, written to indict the fate industry with whom late 19th-century aristocrats seemed so enthralled. The writer Rob Urbinati has molded the story into a briskly paced comedy of manners true to its author's greater spirit. A complete delight!"
— The New York Times

"Rob Urbinati has done a truly marvelous thing: He's turned an infrequently read Oscar Wilde short story into a play that improves on the original. A Wilde ride indeed!"
— The New York Blade

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Lady Windermere His confidante. Grand.	male	—	His confidante. Grand.
Sybil Merton His betrothed. Clever.	male	—	His betrothed. Clever.
Charles His valet. Devoted.	male	—	His valet. Devoted.
Lady Clem His elderly aunt. Irritable.	male	—	His elderly aunt. Irritable.
Jane Percy His cousin. Enthusiastic.	male	—	His cousin. Enthusiastic.
Mr. Podgers The cheiromantist. Mysterious.	—	—	The cheiromantist. Mysterious.
Herr Winckelkopf An anarchist. Artistic.Note: The role of Lady Clem can be played by a man.	female	—	An anarchist. Artistic.Note: The role of Lady Clem can be played by a man.
Lord Arthur Savile A gentleman. Naive.	—	—	A gentleman. Naive.