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Directed by Henri Safran Running time 60 mins Language English Playwright Frederick Knott | 3.7/5 Goodreads Distributed by ABC Country Australia Originally published 1961 Awards Edgar Award for Best Play | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 8 December 1965 (Melbourne) Similar Wait Until Dark, The Man Who Came to Dinner, You Can't Take It with You, Barefoot in the Park, Lend Me a Tenor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Write me a murder death scene
Write Me A Murder is a 1961 mystery play in three acts by Frederick Knott.
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Plot
The play tells the story of the brothers Clive and David Rodingham, who inherit the family fortune upon the death of their father. They then meet business man Charles and his wife Julie, a would-be thriller writer. Charles is anxious to work with the brothers on property deals, and so encourages David, who is also a writer, to co-author a murder story with Julie. It isn’t long before the two concoct the perfect crime, which is soon twisted into a reality…
Awards
Knott was awarded an Edgar from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Mystery Play. He had won an earlier Edgar in this same category for Dial M for Murder.
Original Production
Write Me A Murder opened at the Belasco Theater on October 24, 1961, and ran for 196 performances.
Original Cast
Australian TV Adaptation
A 60 minute adaptation for Australian television aired in 1965 as part of ABC's Wednesday Theatre. It was directed by Henri Safran.