{"id":1267,"date":"2025-01-04T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ditchlingplayers.org.uk\/wordpressnew\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2025-01-04T08:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T08:18:42","slug":"spring-2025-play-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ditchlingplayers.org.uk\/wordpressnew\/2025\/01\/04\/spring-2025-play-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Play Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our spring production will be the comedy mystery <strong><em>Murder In Play <\/em><\/strong>by expert mystery writer Simon Brett  His impressive track record includes over 60 published mystery novels and a plethora of awards including <br>Crime Writers Association\u2019s Diamond Dagger.   With a comedy track record working with Douglas Adams, Prunella Scales and Frank Muir you can be sure of laughs as well as mayhem,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><strong>Performances are Wed 21<\/strong><sup><strong>st<\/strong><\/sup><strong> to Sat 24<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup><strong> May<\/strong>, so put those dates in your diaries now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Paul Davey, (last seen in <em>If I Were You<\/em> in 2024), <strong><em>Murder In Play <\/em><\/strong>is set in a provincial theatre where a motley troupe of actors assembled by director and impresario Boris Smolensky are rehearsing his latest play &#8230; until a death takes the action off script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a range of male and female roles, and anyone interested in auditioning is encouraged to come to the read through on Monday, January 20th. 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