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Head First or Feet First?

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Did Malachi Throckmorton accidentally fall from the balcony of The Copa Coconut Hotel or did he commit suicide? A hysterically zany 1940s-style mystery-farce.

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SKU: N/A Category: Plays Tags: 10 Minute Play, Comedy, Mystery
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Douglas Campbell
10 minute mystery comedy
1 man, 3 women, 1 either

Did Malachi Throckmorton accidentally fall from the balcony of The Copa Coconut Hotel or did he commit suicide? Almost all of the senior residents at the hotel hated Malachi, so someone could have pushed him. The famous detective Greta Firefly, arrives to investigate. This zany 1940s style mystery-farce is sure to keep audiences laughing hysterically!

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playwright

Douglas Campbell

genre

Comedy, Mystery

run time

10 Minutes

men

1, 2

women

3, 4

royalty

$15 per performance

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cast-size

5

theme

Murder, Private Eyes and Detectives

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