A NEW MURDER
MYSTERY MUSICAL
Music by Dick Lee : Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Book by Steven Dexter and Tony Petito

"An alibi would be handy
An alibi is a friend
When a relative
who’s wealthy
Meets a sudden grisly end..."

Twenty years later, the orphaned Emma West discovers a gold hairpin among her adoptive father’s estate.

She uncovers a secret that leads her to Singapore and into a web of conspiracy, deceit and love that stretches back in time and across oceans.

Meanwhile, in Singapore, the house of Lim Chin Boon is in turmoil; the dying Master Lim receives a letter from a young lady who could well be his long lost granddaughter;

or is she part of an elaborate plot to steal his wealth?

In the tradition of Agatha Christie and the great “whodunits” of the 1930s, A Twist of Fate is a delicious comedy of twists and turns, false clues and dastardly deeds, set against the backdrop of a Peranakan family in Singapore.

Dark and stormy nights, midnight rendevous, an inconvenient murder or two and memorable tunes make this an entertaining, suspense filled evening at the theatre.

A Twist Of Fate all started in 1997 when Jennie Chua, then General Manager of Raffles Hotel, asked Dick Lee to write a musical for the hotel’s 110th anniversary.

Together with Tony Petito, director Steven Dexter, and lyricist Anthony Drewe, a charming murder mystery musical comedy was born, and went on to have a run of sold out seasons.

A Twist Of Fate premiered in September 1997 at the Jubilee Hall in Raffles Hotel. That production was voted 'Best Musical of the Year by the Straits Times.

The show was then revived in September 1998 also at Jubilee Hall. Then again in November 2005 at the Esplande Theatre starring Laura Michelle Kelly (Mary Poppins).