Murder Runs in Our Family
a comedy
Inspired by the Oresteia by Aeschylus, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides
Synopsis
A political candidate returns to the family home to see his sister. He hopes he can avoid revealing their mother’s horrific secret.
Characters
KRIS, a mature woman [Chrysothemis]
FORREST, a mature man, Kris’s elder brother [Orestes]
CLYTIE, a senior woman, their mother [Clytemnestra]
Setting
The hallway of a house in Argus, California
Time
Night. The present
Synopsis
A political candidate returns to the family home to see his sister. He hopes he can avoid revealing their mother’s horrific secret.
Characters
KRIS, a mature woman [Chrysothemis]
FORREST, a mature man, Kris’s elder brother [Orestes]
CLYTIE, a senior woman, their mother [Clytemnestra]
Setting
The hallway of a house in Argus, California
Time
Night. The present
(online reading)
Writing Doesn't Have to Be Lonely
Northampton, UK
October 15, 2020
Cast: Caroline Nash (Kris), Al Holloway (Forrest), Sue Whyte (Clytie)
Writing Doesn't Have to Be Lonely
Northampton, UK
October 15, 2020
Cast: Caroline Nash (Kris), Al Holloway (Forrest), Sue Whyte (Clytie)
Al Holloway (Forrest), Caroline Nash (Kris) and Sue Whyte (Clytie)