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Medical students in festival 'whodunit'

12 October 2005

A group of Monash medical students has played detective in one of Melbourne's most popular entertainment festivals.

The 25 students performed in the comedy Dun to Death last week as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

The play, a spoof on the 'whodunit' detective genre, was written by final-year medical student Mr Andrew Dixon.

Mr Dixon described the play as a farcical murder mystery set to the accompaniment of a live four-piece jazz band.

"It is a murder mystery in which a millionaire hosts a get-together for a gathering of some of the most famous fictional detectives including Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Clouseau of the Pink Panther movies, Miss Marple of Agatha Christie's novels and even the Dana Scully character from the 'X-Files' television series," Mr Dixon said.

Dun to Death was performed at the Gasworks Theatre in Albert Park from 6 to 8 October.

It was the second comedy by Mr Dixon, whose debut success, Betty and Bruce, was performed at Theatreworks in 2002.