#casting
Set in 1946,
Cast
- Madame Alice Thomas (From England,Lives In China, Invites 6 people from 6 different countries to come to the Fung Shi mansion) Age: 46 1900
- Lady Elizabeth *Lizbeth* Sanchez (From Argentina, Lady Sanchez is a novelist currently finding a story to write about, she is not really a lady.) Age: 37 1909
- Mr Charles Hester (Born in Morocco to English parents, Mr Hester, he's very pessimistic after his wife Kuli died in 1942) Age: 66 1880
- Sir Daniel Marino (Born in Italy, Sir Daniel fought in the war getting his title sir he retired 5 months after the war ended). Age: 34 1912
- Dame Marjorie Marc (Born in Djibouti, Dame Marc she is the oldest at 96 being born in 1850 and she used to be a traveller Age: 96 1850
- Mr Ancil Patel (Mr Patel born in 1915 he is the youngest out of the seven, he is from the Aaland Islands and he has a 34 year old wife called Lady Bird Johnson) Age: 31 1915
- Mrs Nadezhda Hovhannisyan (From Armenia, Nadezhda was born in 1891, she used to go out with Sir Daniel Marino. Age: 55 1891
*Scene 1: The Fung Shi Mansion*
Madame Alice: Henry, come here.
Henry: What Madame
Madame Alice: I would like to host a party, to welcome my friends to China can you please invite the six people in this document to the Fung Shi Party.
Henry: Yes Madame
Madame Alice: Oh and Henry
Henry: What?
Madame Alice: Make sure Yasmina's not there, I don't want her to embarrass me
Henry: I'll make sure of it.
*Scene Two: Sunday 12th June 1946, The Fung Shi Party
Madame Alice: Yasmina where do you think your going
Yasmina: I'm going upstairs like Henry said
Madame Alice: No no no I want you to leave
Yasmina: What! But I live here
Madame Alice: You don't anymore, Henry.
*Henry arrives*
Henry: Yes?
Madame Alice: Get Yasmina's things I've banished her from my mansion
Yasmina: What you can't
Madame Alice: I can call the police you are trespassing on my land
*Henry take Yasmina's suitcase to the door*
Yasmina: You can't do this, I've payed rent since the war started
Madame Alice: Yes I took you in my house because you disgusting jews were too scared to go to a death camp so I had you for 8 years 1 year past your sell by date
Yasmina: But you can't banish me
Madame Alice: Um, I think I have I had you live here whilst the nazi's kept coming to my house
Yasmina: So?
Madame Alice: If they found out me and Henry would've been dead and you would've also probably be dead in a death came. I've risked too much so I can't have you here any longer
Yasmina: I'll miss you, you've been like a mother to me ever since I was 11 thank you
*Yasmina leaves*
Madame Alice: What a load of old shit
*scene 3: outside*
Sir Daniel: Seems quiet
Yasmin: Oh hi looks like your on of her guests
Sir Daniel: And you are
Yasmina: You don't need to know that
*Sir Daniel knocks on the door as Yasmina walks away*
Madame Alice: Oh Daniel Good to see you come in come in
Sir Daniel: Who's she
Madame Alice: A Jew but who cares about her want some wine
Sir Daniel: I wouldn't say no
Madame Alice: Henry, some wine please, hey I invited Nadezhda over
Sir Daniel: You didn't
Madame Alice: I forgot your history with her
Sir Daniel: How could you
One by one they entered
- Lady Lizbeth
- Dame Marjorie
- Mr Ancil
- Mr Charles
and finally Mrs Nadezhda
Scene 4: The Billiard Room
Lady Lizbeth: So Mrs Nadezhda how do you Alice
Mrs Nadezhda: We went to The North Sea together
Lady Lizbeth: That's nice, enjoy it?
Mrs Nadezhda: No
Lady Lizbeth: Oh well anything to make you happy
Scene 5: The Hall
Henry: Dame Marjorie let me help you
Dame Marjorie: I can walk perfectly fine Henry
Henry: What if you fall
Dame Marjorie: I have a walking stick
Henry: That won't do much
Dame Marjorie: Fuck off
*Henry let's go*
Dame Marjorie: Thank you
*Dame walks off
Henry: At least I'm not 100
Scene 6: The Kitchen
Madame Alice: Oh Charles I thought you were with the men
Mr Charles: I'm just getting some Vodka
Madame Alice: I don't have Vodka
Mr Charles: You don't
Madame Alice: No
Mr Charles: God will punish you
Madame Alice: He already has
Scene 7: The Lab
Mr Ancil Patel: She has a lab
Dame Marjorie : She's has everything
Lady Lizbeth: This house is worth 7 Million
Mr Charles: Woah, that's worth selling for a good price
Mrs Nadezhda: Hmm, suspicious she hasn't already
Sir Daniel: I'm jealous It's worth to die for
Madame Alice: What are we talking about
Dame Marjorie: Your Laboratory
Madame Alice: Oh this laboratory is the same age as you Marjorie
Dame Marjorie: Really
Madame Alice: The youngest room in the house
Mr Charles: How old is the house
Henry: 213 years old
Mr Ancil: That's antique, have you thought of auctioning it
Madame Alice: Christ no, it's our home
Mrs Nadezhda: But it's worth 7 million
Madame Alice: So it's my house, Henry your dismissed
Henry: What
Madame Alice: You've been a wonderful help tonight so have a rest
Henry: yes Mam
Madame Alice: I can't stand talking about this house in front of him, he's been trying to get ownership on it ever since he started working here
Lady Lizbeth: Which is?
Madame Alice: 21 years ago but anyway why sell this house when i have 13 million pounds anyway
Mrs Nadezhda: What! I only have 3
Lady Lizbeth: I have 6
Mr Ancil: Well I must be the poorest I have 136 thousand
Sir Daniel: Well I have 7
Mr Charles: I have 10
Dame Marjorie: Hmm
Mrs Nadezhda: How many do you have Marjorie
Dame Marjorie: Not much
Mr Ancil: Let us be the judge of that
Dame Marjorie: 47 million pounds
Madame Alice: How?
Dame Marjorie: I've been saving up, i'm 96 years old you know 4 years till death
Mr Ancil: how do you know
Dame Marjorie: A psychic told me that I will commit suicide on the day I turn 100
Madame Alice: Oh that must be awful
Dame Marjorie: No not really, i was sick of living when Humbert died
Mrs Nadezhda: Oh that was truly terribly
Lady Lizbeth: Being run over by a horse
Mr Charles: Hmm poor horse
Sir Daniel: Why what happened
Lady Lizbeth: Before Humbert died, he shot the horse in the head
Sir Daniel: Oh
Mr Ancil: Disgusting honestly
1hr 09min 51secs till the murder
QUESTIONS----------------
Favorite and why are they your favorite?
Who do you predict will be murdered?
What will happen to Yasmina?
Why did Sir Daniel not want Mrs Nadezhda at the party?