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What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noël Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a hilarious, delightful and mysterious mash-up of two of the greatest English writers of all time. Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his wife, Sorel Bennett, an actress, flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. But various guests arrive unexpectedly – a conservative politician, a fiery socialist, a near-sighted ingénue, a zany modern dancer – each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it’s left to Bridgit, the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide, to solve the crime. 

 

BRIDGIT – The maid. Irish, crabby, warm-hearted. Fifties.

JACK – The chauffer. Cockney, charming, clever. Twenties.

EDWARD BENNETT – The playwright. Urbane, vain. Thirties/forties.

SOREL BENNETT – The actress. Glamorous, daffy. Thirties/forties.

WALTER PEARCE – The politician. Stiff, conservative. Thirties/forties.

ERIC – The radical. Emphatic, fiery. Twenties.

VICTORIA VAN ROTH – The Bohemian. Intense, artistic. Any age.

ALICE – The visitor. Sweet, shy. Twenties.

 

Contact the theatre's Artistic Director team or the play's director by email (hello@gbtheatre.co.uk) if you want to know more.

 

All actors offered a part in a GBT production must become an Active Member or Junior Friend (linked to an Active Member or Friend of Guide Bridge Theatre) within 14 days of being cast. For more information see our Membership page.