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Dead Guilty was first
performed under the title Murder Once Done at the Haymarket Theatre
in Basingstoke England in 1994. The first performance in London's
West End was at the Apollo Theatre in July 1995 starring Jenny
Seagrove and Hayley Mills.
Richard Harris was born in
1934. He has written extensively for television since 1959. His other
plays include Local Affairs, Keeping Mum and The Maintenance Man. In
1979 he was awarded the Evening Standard Award for the Most Promising
Playwright for Outside Edge (his tenth play) and in 1984 he received
the Standard Drama Award for Comedy for Stepping Out.
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When John
Haddrell dies at the wheel of his car from a heart attack his lover
Julia survives but following the accident she becomes housebound and depressed.
Soon an
excessively solicitous widow (Margaret) invades her life; her
counsellor (Anne) struggles to overcome Julia's suicidal feelings,
and her handyman (Gary) becomes the prime suspect when objects begin
to disappear from her home.
As the
tension grows Julia finds herself more and more isolated. Why are
things disappearing? Why does Margaret want to spend so much time
with her?
This tense
and excellent thriller keeps the audience guessing right up to the end.
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