On the menu this year are shows including: Monday, August 4, to Saturday, August 9, Holmes and The Ripper by Brian Clemens. It is set in London in 1888. The Ripper stalks the streets of Whitechapel; putting fear in the hearts of the people, but how much longer can The Ripper's reign of terror continue now that Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson have become involved in one of the most notoriously grisly periods in London's history?

On Monday, August 11, to Saturday, August 16, it is Deadly Nightcap by Francis Durbridge

Having killed his brother-in-law, Jack persuades his girlfriend to help kill his wife. However, Jack's plan goes horribly wrong.

Mystery and murder abound in this inventive play from one of the masters of the thriller genre. With more suspects, motives and plot-twists than you can aim a gun at, this classic thriller will have you guessing to the end.

On Monday, August 18, to Saturday, August 23, it will be A Party to Murder by Marcia Kash and Douglas E Hughes. In this offering six guests arrive at the remote home of writer Charles Prince, invited to take part in a murder mystery weekend.

All is well until ghosts from the guests' past start to surface. Events then take on an even more sinister tone when members of the party begin to die and those remaining realise that they are playing to survive.

On Monday, August 25, to Saturday, August 30, it will be The Edge of Darkness by Brian Clemens.

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