‘If we don’t get this wrapped up soon, we’ll have another dead body on our hands...’
Back by popular demand following huge success in 2017, the madcap murder mystery returns to The Watermill Theatre for a limited run.
A high-energy musical whodunit, Murder For Two is a mystery with a twist. In this loving homage to the canon of murder mystery plays, two actors play thirteen characters... and the piano.
When famous novelist Arthur Whitney is found dead at his birthday party, it’s time to call in the detectives. The only problem is, they’re out of town. Enter Officer Marcus Moscowicz, a neighbourhood cop who dreams of climbing the ranks. With the clock ticking, it’s up to Marcus to prove his super sleuthing skills and solve the crime before the real detective arrives.
A hysterical blend of music, murder and mayhem, Murder For Two thrilled audiences in 2017 during its UK premiere at The Watermill, before transferring to London.
Running Times
Act I: 1 hour
Interval: 20 minutes
Act II: 40 minutes
Praise for Murder For Two, 2017:
‘Flawlessly slick… impossible to resist’
WhatsOnStage
‘Dial v for virtuosity’
The Telegraph
Directed by Luke Sheppard
Musical direction and co-sound design by Tom Attwood
Designed by Gabriella Slade
Lighting designed by Chris Withers
Co-sound design by Michael Livermore
Jeremy Legat
The Suspects
Training: RADA.
Theatre: Spider’s Web (Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton), The Last Party (Tarragon Theatre, Toronto); Crazy For You (Watermill Theatre); Grey Gardens (Southwark Playhouse); A Third (Finborough Theatre); Thérèse Raquin (Finborough Theatre/Park Theatre); Peter Pan (Richmond Theatre); Curtains (Landor Theatre – Offie Award nomination for Best Actor); The Canterbury Tales and Hamlet (on board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2); Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre); Dido, Queen of Carthage (Chapel of St Barnabus, Soho/Kensington Palace – Ian Charleson Award nomination); Peter Pan (Birmingham Rep); Beautiful Thing (Leicester Haymarket); Spring Awakening (Young Vic); Easter Parade workshop (ATG); The Snow Queen (Brewhouse Theatre); Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? (Soho Theatre/ Warwick Arts Theatre); Gompers (Arcola Theatre); Oliver! (London Palladium); Peter Pan (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre).
Film/TV: Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); The Umbrella Academy (Netflix); Canoe Man, Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, Hustle, Surviving Disaster, Hope and Glory (all BBC); Mike Bassett: Manager (ITV); Endgame (Evolution Films); The House on Arch Lane (Markenfilm).
Jeremy composed the theme music to the TV mini-series Wimpole Street for Bolingbroke Productions. He can also be heard on the original London Cast recording of Thérèse Raquin.
Ed MacArthur
Officer Marcus Moscowitz
Training: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Theatre
Credits: The Borrowers (Watermill Theatre); The Ritual of Thwarted Desire (Southwark Playhouse); Camelot: The Shining City (Crucible Theatre); Arcadia (English Touring Theatre & Brighton Theatre Royal); The Life of Stuart: Backwards (HighTide Festival); London Road (Bristol Old Vic Studio); The Merry Wives of Windsor (BOVTS); The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (BOVTS); Converging Paths: Keep (Slung Low); The Ground Remembers (Slung Low)
Television: Grey Dogs (Sky).
As Writer/Performer/Composer: Stack (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, DugOut Theatre); Swansong (Arcola Theatre/UK Tour, Dugout Theatre); Inheritance Blues, (Soho Theatre/West Yorkshire Playhouse/HighTide Festival/ ISDF); Fade (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, DugOut Theatre); HMS Ship (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, DugOut Theatre); Leeds Tealights (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
Ed is an Associate Artist of DugOut Theatre and won the Julian Slade Award at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Watch the trailer!