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Opening Night

  • TV Movie
  • 1977
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Opening Night (1977)
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Martyn Tarne a young actress from New Zealand bears an amazing resemblance to the leading man Adam Poole. Rumours amongst the cast are widespread and speculation and murder fuel the intrigue... Read allMartyn Tarne a young actress from New Zealand bears an amazing resemblance to the leading man Adam Poole. Rumours amongst the cast are widespread and speculation and murder fuel the intrigue which Ngaio Marsh has set in London at The Vulcan Theatre.Martyn Tarne a young actress from New Zealand bears an amazing resemblance to the leading man Adam Poole. Rumours amongst the cast are widespread and speculation and murder fuel the intrigue which Ngaio Marsh has set in London at The Vulcan Theatre.

  • Director
    • Brian McDuffie
  • Writers
    • Ngaio Marsh
    • Dean Parker
  • Stars
    • George Baker
    • Bud Bloor
    • Les Cleveland
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    • Director
      • Brian McDuffie
    • Writers
      • Ngaio Marsh
      • Dean Parker
    • Stars
      • George Baker
      • Bud Bloor
      • Les Cleveland
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    George Baker
    George Baker
    • Chief Det. Insp. Alleyn
    Bud Bloor
    • Restaurant Patron
    Les Cleveland
    • Busker
    Anna Collingwood
    • Voice from theatre wings
    • (voice)
    Jane Dyver
    • Gaye Gainsford
    Cathy Forrester
    • Restaurant Patron
    Wanganui Four Seasons Theatre
    • Theatre Patons
    John Frawley
    • Det. Insp. Fox
    Ian Goldingham
    • Restaurant Diner
    Sheila Hammond
    • Helena Hamilton
    Ray Henwood
    Ray Henwood
    • Clem Smith
    Alice Hird
    • Little Old Lady
    Rodney Jarman
    • Restaurant Patron
    Peter Land
    Peter Land
    • Parry Percival
    • (as Peter White)
    Harry Lawrence
    • Badger
    Lynne Mardell
    • Restaurant Patron
    Hazel Menuhira
    • Waitress
    Fred Phillips
    • Det. Sgt. Bailey
    • Director
      • Brian McDuffie
    • Writers
      • Ngaio Marsh
      • Dean Parker
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    7jgcorrea

    This is quite well executed

    Opening Night written by Ngaio Marsh was published in 1951. Its name in the United states was Night at the Vulcan. It is the sixteenth book in Marsh's Inspector Roderick Alleyn series. I'm fondest of mysteries where the characters are complex and their interactions more interesting than just trying to guess whodunit. This thriller delivers a rich set of theater people and some interesting looks at the theater behind the scenes.

    An actor is found dead in the actor's dressing room at the end of a play. It appears to be suicide by gas asphyxiation, but clues point to murder by someone in the company. About half the story builds up to the murder, and about half involves the investigation. I enjoyed the claustrophobic atmosphere of the theatre One of the actors rapes his wife, and the teenage protagonist deflects the sexual overtures of the night watchman at the theatre. All of this is described obliquely or ambiguously, but no intelligent viewer could miss it.

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      • December 1, 1977 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand(The Royal Wanganui Opera House)
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