The Victorian lady detectives are back for a final comic caper, and it takes place at the ornate Berkeley City Club located on 2315 Durant Ave. Related Articles Central Works nurtures playwrights helping them bring their work to fruition with Patricia Milton’s “Accused!” being its 74th world premiere. The play, which July 13-Aug.
11, begins with the lady detectives about to take on a new case when one of their own, Katie Smalls, finds herself the prime suspect in a murder case. A trail of clues leads the intrepid detectives into a murderous web of anarchists and religious fanatics. Kimberly Ridgeway directs with Chelsea Bearce as Katie Smalls.
Other cast members include Alan Coyne, Lauren Dunagan, Sindu Singh and Jan Zvailfler. With the press info on this show came a listing for “fan fight coordinator,” making the show even more enticing. “After reading an autobiography called ‘A Girl Among the Anarchists,’ I leapt at the chance to see the Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective solve a case involving an anarchist attack in London,” said Milton, whose plays have been produced around the world.
“In my research, I delved into the tactics of British counter-terrorism agents, the Victorian era’s ideal of Christian manliness, the Russian influenza epidemic and expansion of police powers at the time. This is my third and final play featuring these characters, and it has been such a delight to write them!” Ridgeway is thrilled to be directing this final epis.
