The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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"The Mystery Of Edwin Drood" is a hilarious musical whodunit loosely based on Charles Dickens’ famously unfinished novel of the same name.

Winner of 5 Tony and 8 Drama Desk Awards (including Best Musical), this wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the ‘Music Hall Royale’ (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) “puts on” its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery. The giddy playfulness of this play-within-a-play draws the audience toward one of the play’s most talked-about features – allowing the audience to vote on the solution as prelude to the most unusual and hilarious finale!

Written by Rupert Holmes, the madcap caper first previewed on Broadway in 1985 starring Cleo Laine and Betty Buckley before moving to the West End in 1987. A reworked 2012 revival at Studio 54 starred Chita Rivera and a young Stephanie J. Block in the title role.

So come and join the ‘Music Hall Royale’ for this interactive, immersive romp through the English countryside, which culminates with an unexpected ending – particularly for the performers!

Performance schedule and tickets:

Performance schedule:

  • Tuesday 17 March at 14:30 (doors open 14:15) - Chuxxlewit Cast
  • Tuesday 17 March at 19:30 (doors open 19:15) - Copperfield Cast
  • Wednesday 18 March at 14:30 (doors open 14:15) - Copperfield Cast
  • Wednesday 18 March at 19:30 (doors open 19:15) - Chuxxlewit Cast
  • Thursday 19 March at 14:30 (doors open 14:15) - Chuxxlewit Cast
  • Thursday 19 March at 19:30 (doors open 19:15) - Copperfield Cast

Tickets and booking information:

  • Tickets are free, but booking is required

Ticket returns:

We have now opened a ticket returns process for our 3rd year Acting and Musical Theatre productions. If you have tickets for performances that you no longer require, you can hand them back to us so other people can enjoy the performances.

To return tickets, click here to complete the online form.

Contact us:

T: +44(0)1326 259349

E: boxoffice@falmouth.ac.uk

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Credits:

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

A Musical by RUPERT HOLMES

Original Broadway production produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival

Joseph Papp, Producer

Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with
Music Theatre International

All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI
www.mtishows.co.uk

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