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Psychiatrist Roy Fleming and his wife are celebrating their anniversary when he is called to deal with a female patient. On returning he has to soothe his angry wife with the promise of a trip to Acapulco. When Fleming's wife is found dead, Columbo is brought in to investigate and seeds of doubt are planted in his mind... Prescription: Murder is the legendary Lieutenant Columbo's first ever case. Before Peter Falk immortalised the character on TV, the dishevelled detective featured in this stage play making a rare UK appearance. Prescription: Murder website.

Cast/Performers

Dirk Benedict (Columbo), Patrick Ryecart, Karen Drury, Elizabeth Lowe, George Telfer, Karren Winchester

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Richard Levison, William Link
Company: Middle Ground Theatre Company
Director: Michael Lunney

Prescription: Murder

Prescription: Murder (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01700849162. Details of all Prescription: Murder archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1009248233

Archive Listings

14 Mar 11 to 19 Mar 11	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
12 Jul 10 to 16 Jul 10	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Jul 10 to 10 Jul 10	Hall for Cornwall Truro, Cornwall Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Jun 10 to 26 Jun 10	Darlington Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre) Darlington, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Jun 10 to 12 Jun 10	The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
31 May 10 to 5 Jun 10	Grand Opera House Belfast Performance Details => Venue archive
18 May 10 to 24 May 10	Lyceum Theatre Crewe, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 May 10 to 15 May 10	Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Apr 10 to 24 Apr 10	Key Theatre Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive
30 Mar 10 to 3 Apr 10	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Mar 10 to 27 Mar 10	Connaught Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive

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