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Murder in C Minor
On the opening night of a grand London opera, a mysterious hitman Vincent Leroux, is hired by the show's corrupt director and given his highest profile hit yet: eliminate Madelyn Blake, the show's famed prima donna. To complicate matters, the hit is meant to look like an accident on stage as part of The Director's scheme to sabotage the performance and take the show's funding for himself. What begins as a simple contract spirals into a deadly performance of deceit, desire, and betrayal, as one thing becomes clear: only one of them will take a final bow.
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On the opening night of a grand London opera, a mysterious hitman Vincent Leroux, is hired by the show's corrupt director and given his highest profile hit yet: eliminate Madelyn Blake, the show's famed prima donna. To complicate matters, the hit is meant to look like an accident on stage as part of The Director's scheme to sabotage the performance and take the show's funding for himself. What begins as a simple contract spirals into a deadly performance of deceit, desire, and betrayal, as one thing becomes clear: only one of them will take a final bow.
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Genre:Music, Crime, Thriller
Written By:Christopher Leaman
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Runtime:15 minutes
Studio:The Department of Theatre, Film & Television. University of York
Cast
Jack Nesbit
Director
Ieuan Chamberlain
Vincent Leroux
Maia Beatrice
Madelyn Blake
Jack Stuart
Lucian Frost
Neil Sunley
The Director
Charlotte Patterson
Sofia
Ben Yates
Male Theatregoer
Rebecca Jackson
Female Theatregoer / Paparazzi
Louis Kent
Paparazzi #1
Christopher Leaman
Paparazzi #2
Catherine Huckle
Paparazzi #3
Jack Oatway
Paparazzi
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