Crooks, clowns, and crab fishing all feature in an entertaining radio play set to be performed in Bacchus Marsh this month.
Written and directed by Bruce Carboon and performed by Bacchus Marsh community theatre group Moonlite Theatre Company, the Maltese Chicken tells the story of Richard (Dick) Pain and his trusted pianist, Fang Chew, who flee a Moroccan port city fearing retribution after a Nazi influencer, Freu Schlitz, is mysteriously killed.
They settle in the quiet seaside crab fishing village of Dodgy Bay, and Richard embarks on a new profession – a private eye.
Overnight, their world is upended as a gang of international villains and undesirables descend on Dodgy Bay in search of the precious statuette – The Maltese Chicken.
As Dodgy Bay becomes a haven for murder, mayhem, and unrequited love, will Dick survive and get his hands on the priceless Maltese Chicken?
A good old-fashioned radio play set in the 1950s, performances will be held from 8pm on Friday, May 16, and from 2pm and 8pm on Saturday, May 17 at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 19 Gisborne Road, Bacchus Marsh.
Tickets cost $20.
The Moonlite Theatre Company began in 2017 after a group of local residents united to start an amateur theatre group in Bacchus Marsh.
Details: trybooking.com/DAYTF
