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Murder at the Hotel Crumhorn | Script £30 | songs £10

Murder at the Hotel Crumhorn cover

When the whole catalogue of horror story characters convene to elect a new president at the Hotel Crumhorn there was always going to be trouble.

One by one the creatures of the night are bumped off, but by whom?


Or what.
And why?

Will Inspector Spigot and Sergeant Grimley get to the bottom of it?

And what on earth is a pixie doing there?

To make it worse there are two 'normal'guests - Ted and Vera Luncheonmeat - who have been booked into the hotel in error. How will they cope with the werewolves, vampires and witches, not to mention the murders?

More electrifying than an evening plugged into Dr Frankenstein's laboratory equipment, your children will love this monster murder mystery.

With music this show runs at about 90 minutes and is suitable for children aged from 9 to 14.

A Recent Review:

We performed Murder at the Hotel Crumhorn last Easter with the then Year 6's. It went down a storm with children, parents and staff - genuinely funny and really fun to rehearse as well as perform. The children had a ball from start to finish and as a result we are trying Roger Ravenbeard with this year's Year 6.

Susanni Jameson - Highfield School, Hampshire

further information:

Piano

This show has 3 songs...

  • Horror Stories
  • Nightmare
  • A Decent Storyline
  • The CD contains 6 tracks - each of the songs is recorded with and without a guide vocal. The vocal version will help the children learn the song and the plain backing track can be used for the actual performance.

    Hans, a dogsbody
    Boris, the under-dogsbody
    Mr Crumhorn
    Mrs Crumhorn

    Inspector Spigot
    Sergeant Grimley
    Horst }
    Agatha } an
    Dolly } angry
    Keith } mob
    Quentin }

    Bunty, a witch
    Mildred, a witch
    Drusilla, a witch  
    Count Backula, a vampire
    Vlad-the-Retailer, a vampire
    Milo Veins, a vampire

    Wilfred Pilf, a pixie

    Percy Ostlethwaite, a coach driver
    Manfred, keeper of The Hand
    Bernie, a werewolf
    Arthur, a zombie  
    Britney, a siren
    Kylie, a siren

    Flossie, a weresheep

    Kim, a banshee
    Denise, a banshee
    Dennis, a bogeyman 
    Rameses, a mummy
    Ptolemy, a mummy

    Kobold, a goblin
    Boggle, a goblin

    Vera, a hapless holidaymaker
    Ted, Vera's inept husband

    Dr Frankenstein
    Monster
     

     

    Cast: 37 characters with scope for a chorus or extra, non-speaking horrors.

    An extract from scene 9 - the age of exploration

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    Horror Stories by Ravenbeard A Decent Storyline by Ravenbeard