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JONATHAN GOODSON (1977 - )
Nationality: Britishemail: Click here to contact Website: Click here
Literary Agent: n/a
Jonathan is a Bedfordshire-based playwright who enjoys writing plays, pantomimes and murder mysteries when not distracted by the murky world of traffic engineering. His love of the theatre first came to the fore upon joining his local amateur Dramatics group, The Totternhoe Players. Details of his plays, and how to hire them for public performance, can be found at the website given above along with what he claims is the world's first Mini Murder Mystery.
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below is a list of Jonathan Goodson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Dead Meat Death Beneath The Stars Death By The Elements Murder, For Starters Trouble In WaitingDead Meat
Synopsis:
Titus Baines takes the staff of his besieged animal testing lab away for a respite break. But the following morning his strangled body is found in the hot tub, afloat amongst a large quantity of offal. The SOS call he makes moments before his death leads to the swift arrest of the key protestors. But might the real culprit be one of Baines' disgruntled colleagues? Or even the seductive young infiltrator discovered in the camp? Enter grumpy DI Tony Birch and his eager young assistant, DC Jane Spiller, to quiz the remaining members of the Duvall family and solve the puzzle.
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Murder mystery with 7 suspects, where the Audience members Are invited to complete prediction sheets during the interval to work out 'whodunnit'. All is revealed in the second Act. (a template completed prediction sheet is supplied to Aid swift marking of submissions.)
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd, 2010 978- 1 906997 83 0
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Genre:
Murder mystery (Interactive)
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageDeath Beneath The Stars
Synopsis:
Murder mystery set in a single room in a remote space observatory, with suspects aplenty and back humour throughout. Grumpy DI Birch is sent to investigate the murder of a celebrated astronomer, and must solve the case with only a scatty journalist and an O-Level in combined sciences to help him.
Notes:
Murder mystery with 7 suspects, where the Audience members Are invited to complete prediction sheets during the interval to work out 'whodunnit'. All is revealed in the second Act. (a template completed prediction sheet is supplied to Aid swift marking of submissions.)
1st Produced:
The Totternhoe Players, Totternhoe Lower School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire Sep 2004
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd Oct 2008 978- 1 906997 05 2
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Genre:
Murder Mystery (Interactive)
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageDeath By The Elements
Synopsis:
When Lady Jasmine Duvall is found frozen in the snow in her garden one winter morning it looks like a terrible accident has occurred. But a bizarre clue discovered upon removal of her mittens suggests foul-play! Enter grumpy DI Tony Birch and his eager young assistant, DC Jane Spiller, to quiz the remaining members of the Duvall family and solve the puzzle.
Notes:
Murder mystery with 6 suspects, where the Audience members Are invited to complete prediction sheets during the interval to work out 'whodunnit'. All is revealed in the second Act. (a template completed prediction sheet is supplied to Aid swift marking of submissions.)
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd, 2010 978- 1 906997 78 6
Music:
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Genre:
Murder Mystery (Interactive)
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageMurder, For Starters
Murder mystery set in a swanky London restaurant. Super-chef, Harry Manning, plans one last stellar soiree before handing the kitchen over to his star apprentice. But Harry's souffle falls flat when his protege's beautiful young wife is found stabbed to death in the wine cellar. Enter grumpy DI Birch to quiz the suspects and solve the case.
Notes:
Murder mystery with 7 suspects, where the Audience members Are invited to complete prediction sheets during the interval to work out 'whodunnit'. All is revealed in the second Act. (a template completed prediction sheet is supplied to Aid swift marking of submissions.)
1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd (2009) >>> 978- 1 906997 46 5
Music:
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Genre:
Murder Mystery (Interactive)
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 6 Other: -
Further Reference:
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Top of PageTrouble In Waiting
Synopsis:
The local a&E department on a Saturday night is not Patricia's idea of a good time. "It's like the seventh circle of hell, but with hand-gel dispensers." But exposure to unfamiliar germs, and over-familiar members of the lower classes, seems like the least of her problems when the police arrive and mistake her elderly mother for a notorious drug dealer. With dialogue as snappy as the action, and with twists aplenty (especially of the ankle), this modern day farce is a comedy riot from start to finish.
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1st Produced:
East Harlsey Village Hall, North Yorkshire Oct 2010
Organisations:
East Harlsey Players
1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd, Nov 2009 978- 1 906997 45 8
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Genre:
Comedy / Farce One act
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: -
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