Synopsis
Murder of Maria Marten or The Red Barn
$10.99
Published by Samuel French Ltd
5 Male 8 Female
In 1827, Willam Corder murdered Maria Marten, the mother of his illegitimate child, and buried her body in the Red Barn
Because of his wife's recurring dream, Thomas Marten searched the barn and discovered the body of his daughter
The fact that this production gets unsullied, hearty fun from these macabre ingredients is proof of its sureness - of its energy that pushes aside any attempt to think seriously about the horrors
Various simple interior and exterior settings