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RAFFLES – The Mystery of the Murdered Thief (from E W Hornung) – 5m (or 4m with doubling) plus voice only 2f, 7m
This sparkling mystery adventure is based on the thrilling classics by E W Hornung. Harry “Bunny” Manders is convinced that his erstwhile partner in crime, the gentleman cracksman A J Raffles, drowned while escaping a daring theft aboard a transatlantic liner. But a chance reply to a newspaper advertisement reveals an entirely different scenario, and at once Bunny is embroiled again in his old life of burglary, mayhem, adventure and murder!
"all the hallmarks of a classic thriller; disguises, secret identities, jewel thefts, murder ... enjoyable" (The Reviews Hub) "Nicholas Gilbrook and Ian Sharrock work superbly together, bouncing off each other and forming a partnership which is as impressive as it is pleasurable ... the play is as successful as most of Raffles’s criminal capers" (British Theatre Guide) "outstanding ... it would be a crime to miss it" (Derbyshire Times)
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