The story behind my play Murder at the Pelican Club, a smash hit with audiences

 

Pauline Rowson with the cast and crew of Murder at the Pelican ClubTwo years ago in 2018 I was delighted when one of my plays, a 1940 set murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie, was performed again, this time by the Winterbourne Players, Bristol.
 
They went to whole hog with the play inviting the audience to dress up in 1940s costume.  In the picture I am on stage with the cast wearing slacks, a turban and a genuine 1940s knitted waistcoat.  The play, set in a restaurant during the Blitz, was performed around a meal of corned beef hash (vegetable hash for the vegetarians) followed by tinned peaches and evaporated milk. Delicious. The audience were invited to guess ‘who done it’ between the acts. There were prizes for the table who came up with the culprit and the motive, and although over the three nights performances, 22-24 November, some got close to guessing nobody actually did.  Which I was rather pleased about.
 
This is the story behind writing it and how it came into being.


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