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"KILLJOY"

by Douglas McFerran

directed by Barry Gray

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CAST:

ROSIE - Lauren Killham

MAX - Topher Lynn

Hermione - Kim Gelliot

JOY - Mica Sharples

D.I.Vivian - Andy Gill

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ABOUT THE PLAY:​

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Douglas McFerran’s comedy thriller Killjoy received its world première at the delightful Mill at Sonning in 2015.

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The play is set in the substantial gothic mansion study of Max Bentley in the village of Chillington in south Oxfordshire

Max Bentley was once an Oscar-winning Hollywood heavyweight. Now, he’s the face of the TV detective series Killjoy—and even that is slipping through his fingers. With plummeting ratings, a cancelled contract, and a mountain of debt from the taxman, Max is staring down the barrel of financial ruin.

Enter Rosie Reed, an ambitious and seductive young journalist who wants to pen Max’s biography. While Max’s "hippie" wife, Hermione, suspects Rosie is just the latest in a long line of mistresses, Rosie actually has a plan to save Max’s career.

Standing in their way is Joy Pendleton, a ruthless TV executive determined to axe Max in the most humiliating fashion possible. What begins as a desperate bid for survival quickly spirals into a farcical series of murderous events, complete with plot twists, sharp one-liners, and the baffling arrival of a Detective Inspector dressed as a Morris Dancer .

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Killjoy, should not be taken too seriously. There are some truly funny one-liners in a delightfully entertaining play.

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