The Last Act PlayersMurder. Mystery. Dinner.

Company Cast Profiles

The Last Act Players

Spotlight with biscuits, trauma and invoices. Meet the fictional company before the murder machinery kicks in.

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Simon Cade

Warm, intelligent, dryly comic; tired authority figures, reluctant detectives, damaged professionals, men who have seen too much and still know where the kettle is.

Company role
Actor, writer, occasional director, unwilling problem-solver.
Playing age
50s
Skills
Improvisation, stage combat basics, murder mystery scripting, crisis management, saying "I'm fine" while visibly not being fine.
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Nina Hart

Commanding, elegant, intelligent; senior professionals, detectives, headteachers, lawyers, women who have already understood the room and are waiting for everyone else to catch up.

Company role
Company manager, lead performer, organiser of everything that would collapse without her.
Playing age
40s to 50s
Skills
Producing, scheduling, cold reading, improvisation, emotional containment, weaponised silence.
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Mick Hennessy

Comic character actor; pub landlords, policemen, small-time villains, eccentric relatives, men with opinions about sheds.

Company role
Actor, driver, props wrangler, practical fixer, accidental hazard.
Playing age
40s to 60s
Skills
Physical comedy, comic timing, prop repair, van loading, dialects of questionable accuracy, making problems worse before somehow solving them.
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Maya Kerr

Sharp, contemporary, intelligent; young professionals, students, activists, influencers, assistants who are much cleverer than their employers.

Company role
Actor, social media lead, fresh eyes, frequent truth-teller.
Playing age
20s to early 30s
Skills
Contemporary comedy, accents, improvisation, movement, social media content, seeing through people alarmingly quickly.
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The Last Act Players are fictional. The murders are worse. Read the books.