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Joseph Govier was a very successful racehorse owner, trainer and sometime gambler. He knew he was dying, so bet his entire fortune on a race, and lost...but when the debtors approached his Estate for their winnings, the money had vanished. From the people that brought you Resting, Disconnected, Oscars and Casting comes a dark tale of greed, deception and the true risk of making a bet.

Creatives/Company

Author: Nick Wilkes
Presented by: Malvern Bard

Murder by Word

Murder by Word (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0185274316. Details of all Murder by Word archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S763005919

Archive Listings

14 May 14 to 17 May 14	Manor Pavilion Sidmouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Feb 14 to 1 Mar 14	Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Anna Wishart: 07Mar14:
5***** Review of MURDER by Word "This play's a Dead Cert" by Humph Hack for remotegoat on 27/02/14 News of a new play by Malvern based Nick Wilkes, always whets my appetite. I have followed his career over the last few years with increasing enthusiasm. As I have written before, “I am a fan” – not to say that everything he has written has been universally outstanding. This offering, “MURDER by Word” definitely is one of his best; possibly the best, I have experienced….and believe me, this was an experience. From the very beginning the audience at the Studio Theatre, part of the Everyman in Cheltenham, were enthralled. Most murder mysteries don’t start with a murder before we get to know anything at all about the victim, but then nothing about this exciting play was predictable. The twists and turns were ever more unbelievable, but before the night was out, everything made perfect sense. Nick has often appeared in his own plays, never with a better outcome than when playing this immoral, or is it a

User Reviews

Anna Wishart (07Mar14): 5***** Review of MURDER by Word "This play's a Dead Cert" by Humph Hack for remotegoat on 27/02/14 News of a new play by Malvern based Nick Wilkes, always whets my appetite. I have followed his career over the last few years with increasing enthusiasm. As I have written before, “I am a fan” – not to say that everything he has written has been universally outstanding. This offering, “MURDER by Word” definitely is one of his best; possibly the best, I have experienced….and believe me, this was an experience. From the very beginning the audience at the Studio Theatre, part of the Everyman in Cheltenham, were enthralled. Most murder mysteries don’t start with a murder before we get to know anything at all about the victim, but then nothing about this exciting play was predictable. The twists and turns were ever more unbelievable, but before the night was out, everything made perfect sense. Nick has often appeared in his own plays, never with a better outcome than when playing this immoral, or is it a

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