Ben Forster completes cast of UK premiere of new episodic murder mystery musical A KILLER PARTY

Ben Forster completes the cast of the upcoming UK premiere of new episodic murder mystery musical A Killer Party, being released on demand from 26 April-23 May.  

Forster joins Oscar Conlon-Morrey as Shea Crescendo, Debbie Kurup as Vivika Orsonwelles, Jason Manford as Varthur McArthur,  Cedric Neal as George Murderer, Amara Okereke as Lily Wright, Lucas Rush as Clarke Staples, Emma Salvo as  Justine Case, Ashley Samuels as Cameron  Mitchelljohn, Harriet Thorpe as Detective Case and Rachel Tucker as Joan McArthur.  

With its contemporary pop score, this side-splitting new musical was a hit in the US last year,  where it was written and developed in response to the closure of theatres. Filmed entirely in  each artist’s home, viewers are invited to experience the joy of theatre in an entirely new  way.  

The show has been adapted for UK audiences, with a book by Rachel Axler and Kait Kerrigan, music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and musical direction by Benji Sperring. The  show is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, Tanisha Spring for Blue Mahoe Productions and Ilai Szpiezak for Upstage Creative.  

When Varthur McArthur, failed West End actor and current artistic director of Blackpool’s  smallest regional theatre, calls a read-through for his latest murder mystery play, the cast of  local actors arrive at the party with anything but theatre on their minds. But when Varthur ends up face down in his soup (a gluten-free cheese bisque), it’s up to Traffic-Police-Officer turned-Detective Justine Case to piece together what happened. If only the ensemble of  suspects would stop singing...  

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