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THE CADAVER PALAVER

Bennett Cooper Sullivan, gentleman adventurer and rakish raconteur, returns with another thrilling tale of derring-do (and don'ts), cheating death countless times, and damn near losing a cufflink in the process.


Recently escaped from a makeshift prison in Kandahar, in need of funds and and trying to rein in his opium habit to mealtimes only, the belle epoque's bravest, and most under-reported explorer arrives in London, only to become embroiled in yet another sinister plot, this time involving the Egyptomania craze sweeping through Britain. Following the trail to the malignant labyrinth of Edinburgh, he must turn to an old friend, and one of the preeminent surgeons of his day, for help.

Hearts will flutter. Monocles will plummet. Corsets may become strained. Combining the finest elements of a Sherlock Holmes novel, an Oscar Wilde soirée, and the best night between the sheets you’ve ever had, The Cadaver Palaver is a ripping yarn, sumptuously told by a master storyteller. With a death-count that makes the Crimean War look like picnic, this latest instalment in the Bennett Cooper Sullivan series is a deliciously macabre mystery from the overactive imagination of C.S. Carroll

 

The Cadaver Palaver will debut at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, 4–9 March, at The Circulating Library at the State Library of South Australia, before seasons at The Butterfly Club in Melbourne and Smith's Alternative in Canberra.

Circulating Library, State Library of South Australia,

The Courtyard of Curiosities, Adelaide

4–9 March 2025

6:20pm

$30/$25

Tickets:

https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/the-cadaver-palaver-a-bennett-cooper-sullivan-adventure-af2025

 

The Butterfly Club, Melbourne

17–22 March 2025

7:00pm

$39/$35/$31

Tickets:

https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/the-cadaver-palaver

 

 

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Dates TBC

 

Content Warnings:​

Please note this production includes themes of death, sex, violence, and drug use.

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This production has been supported by Canberra Youth Theatre through the Open Studio program.

CREDITS

Writer/Performer

Christopher Samuel Carroll

Lighting Designer

Ash Basham

Supported by Canberra Youth Theatre, The Butterfly Club, and Smith's Alternative.

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