MURDER most horrid is coming to Dorset.
Amateur dramatics group the Somerleigh Players return with a new tour performing the Murder Play by Brian J Burton.
The play is set at a dinner party where the lead character Jane professes to have committed the ‘perfect crime’…but it transpires that the murder is really a practical joke – perhaps.
The Somerleigh Players usually perform three plays per year and are in their second year of reaching out to a number of villages on tour.
Director Melanie Hooley says: “We aim to bring the best of amateur theatre to Dorchester and our surrounding villages while raising funds for Dorchester Arts.
“This is done with the full support of Dorchester Arts which in turn provides support.”
Mel studied drama and broadcasting at Cape Town University and comes to Dorset from Zimbabwe with experience in acting and directing from the Harare Repertory Theatre.
Murder Play will be performed at West Stafford village hall tonight and tomorrow at Osmington village hall.
It will be performed at Dorchester Arts Centre on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19 at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £10 and include nibbles before the show and a cheese platter afterwards.
To book visit dorchesterarts.org.uk or call Dorchester Arts Box Office on 01305 266926.
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