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The Game’s Afoot

Scaramouche Theatre Company Forest Arts Centre, New MiltonVictoria Liechti 20 March 2026 The Game’s Afoot, written by Ken Ludwig, is a classic whodunit, which will have you guessing until the very end. With lots of twists and turns, the play has a plot which Agatha Christie would be proud of. Director Anne Ponting herself wrote in the programme of the challenges presented in the staging, with the script requiring an electronic revolving piece of furniture, and copious amounts of blood on the stage, but, she says, they’ve managed to stay faithful to the script without the gore and gismos and that

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – The Musical

: Milton Musical Society
: The Regent Centre, Christchurch
: Jemma Cable
: 24 April 2019

Many will be familiar with the 1988 MGM film ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,’ directed by Frank Oz and starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine. The comedic premise follows two culturally opposed men as they compete to con a wealthy heiress out of $50,000. This 2004 musical adaptation follows much the same story with the added bonus of a witty musical score and live audience reaction, arguably comparable to that of The Producers. Scattered with naughty innuendo and puns, the high-paced, quirky script demands a dynamic and theatrically skilled cast and crew to bring it to life; a task Milton Musical Society