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  • The Pennybank Murders

    The Final Part By Mark Quinn The fog outside Pennybank Theatre is a real pea souper as the guests arrive clutching their personal invitations within their sweaty palms. No-one knows the reason for the show tonight except Superintendent Cyril Choppybottom as the auditorium fills with the murder suspects. The superintendent dims the lights.“Bloody hell, we

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  • The Pennybank Murders

    Part: 4 By Mark Quinn The Pennybank MurdersPart 4 Superintendent Cyril Choppybottom continues his investigation. After leaving Miss Imogen Armitage he makes his way through town on the gravel path with a ‘crunch crunch’ of the small stones under foot, such a pleasant sound. Suddenly Cyril can hear quick footsteps. They seem to get quicker,

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  • The Pennybank Murders

    Part: 3 By Mark Quinn The Pennybank MurdersPart 3 Superintendent Cyril Choppybottom arrives at number 3 Clattering Cheeks, home of entrepreneur and business bitch of the year, Imogen Armitage III.“Welcome Superintendent, how can I help you?”Cyril removes his hat.“Well Miss Armitage, I was pondering over having my home revitalised and I know your home improvements

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  • The Pennybank Murders

    Part: 2 By Mark Quinn The Pennybank MurdersPart 2 Down at Pennybank Theater Superintendent Cyril Choppybottom and Ginger Charlie Hopkins enter the attached living premises of theater director, and sadly the murder victim, Sally Comelightly.“My God this is hideous!” screams out the superintendent.Ginger Charlie looks at the super in shock.“But the victim is in the

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 3 By Mark Quinn Rorty Part 3. “Why you looking so shocked Christian? Have you never seen a wooden spoon before. A walking, talking ordinary wooden spoon?”Christian scrambles to his feet.“No, I mean yes, but your face!”Christian edges closer.“What’s wrong with my face?”“Well, you look evil. Tormented.”The wooden spoon moves fast and quick

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 2 By Mark Quinn “Who is saying that? Come on, show yourself?”“Christian don’t get angry at me just because your life is duller than a one-euro lightbulb, and you can’t live your dreams.”Christian jumps off his forklift truck and tries to look through the gaps between the brown towering boxes of new furniture

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  • RORTY

    Rorty: Part 1By Mark Quinn Let me begin by saying, for you to understand this most extraordinary story you must get to grips with the horrors that can and will affect our lives in many imaginary forms. Let the story begin… Many years ago in a very well-known furniture store in Northern Europe something very

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