Synopsis
The Moonstone
R.N. Sandburg from Wilkie Collins
Published by Dramatic Publishing
6 Male 5 Female
His life dissolves into ruin, his family rejecting him
In an act of revenge, he bequeaths the moonstone to his niece, Rachel, for her 18th birthday
As expected, the moonstone wreaks chaos on the family, disappearing the very night it is given to Rachel
Her plans to marry Franklin Blake are destroyed. Her high-minded cousin Godfrey is attacked
And the most renowned detective in all England suspects that the thief is none other than Rachel herself
The curse will only be removed with the return of the moonstone to its proper place
The Moonstone, filled with memorable characters, is quite sophisticated in delineating the complexities and misunderstanding of human interaction
It is considered to be among the best of English detective stories
Cast can be doubled and also requires 1 child