Murder at the Theatre Royale

Murder stalks a touring stage production ofA Christmas Carolin this 1930s-set festive mystery

Christmas 1935 at London's Theatre Royale and the drama has turned deadly...

December 1935. Director Chester Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the cast running high, the company reach their final stop - London's Theatre Royale - a few days before Christmas. Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night: 'Scrooge' dies on stage, seemingly due to a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until, that is, an old rival of Chester's is murdered in a dressing room. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Journalist Daphne King is determined to reveal the truth...

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'A jolly romp through murder, mystery and mayhem'

Ada Moncrieff is the author of Murder Most Festive and Murder at the Theatre Royale. She lives and works in London.