DRAMAC is proud to present our First Spot for 2019, Death By Chocolate.

(An Amateur Production By Arrangement with Origin tm theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French LTD)

Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies, including famed chef Edith Chiles! On the eve of the grand re-opening, this is not the best advertisement. It’s up to John Stone, the manager, to find the cause and the murderer. Delightfully sarcastic and cynical, Stone finds himself teaming up with Ed Parlor, mystery writer and amateur sleuth, in a wacky race against time. The clues point to a sinister box of chocolates, and the suspects include all the outlandish characters working for the resort. Could it be Lady Riverdale, owner of the resort and a woman with dark secrets? Or Ralph Deadwood, gym instructor and all around cad? Dick Simmering, the aerobics instructor? Anne, the panic-stricken nurse? Or could it be “Sweet Pea” Meadowbrook, overweight and grieving daughter of the recently deceased founder of the resort? Death by Chocolate combines all the elements of classic murder mysteries with a scathing satire of today’s health crazes.

Cast:

John Stone - Anthony Lovett

Lady Riverdale - Mary Caldwell

Ed Parlor - Phil Playoust

Ralph Deadwood - Joshua Maher

Margaret Daniels - Diana Kazakov

Alfred Mellox - Simon Emmerson

"Sweet Pea" Meadowbrook - Kate Milne

Dyslexia - Natasha Pawley

Edith Chiles - Natalie Reid

Dick Simmering - Laith Tucci

Anne - Georgia Chahoud


Dates: Friday the 15th - Saturday 16th, Wednesday 20th - Saturday 23rd March
Where: Lighthouse Theatre, Macquarie University