Madeleine Smith-The Musical

Date: 18 Jul 2003 16:06:11 -0700
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It's been numerous Plays, Books, Film, Radioplays and now.............
the Musical A Most Curious Murder-The Madeleine Smith Story Attractive, vivacious... and just naïve enough to become involved
with a man from a world she didn't even know existed. 18 songs, 15
scenes, 52 costumes, 15 cast. Verdict: 100% entertainment.
www.amostcuriousmurder.com
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Directed by James Bryce, a Most Curious Murder is a 90 minute, full
costume musical, the result of several years of dramatic and musical
development, preceded by ground-breaking research into Scotland's most
fascinating murder trial.
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23rd March 1857 Pierre Emile L'Angelier dies of arsenic poisoning.
31st March 1857 22 year old Madeleine Hamilton Smith charged with
murder.
9th July 1857 Jury at High Court in Edinburgh returns Not Proven
verdict.
12th April 1928 Madeleine dies in New York, aged 93.
4th July 1997 The Scotsman, 140 years after the trial, publishes the
findings of new research by the writers of A Most Curious Murder –
"Evidence shows one of Scotland's most hated women was framed by her
lover"
9th August 2003 World Premiere of "A Most Curious Murder – The
Madeleine Smith Story."
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Venue 39 Sweet at the Crowne Plaza 80 High Street Edinburgh
9th – 13th & 15th – 25th August
11.30 pm (1.20am)
Tickets £12.50 (£10.50)
www.amostcuriousmurder.com