Ashburton Courier: January 14, 2021
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NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>January</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Murder mystery heads to court<br />
MICK.JENSEN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Aclassic whodunit, with<br />
suspects and motives aplenty,<br />
has slowly unravelledat<br />
Trott’s Garden this week and<br />
there’saformal trial at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Courthouse todayto<br />
delve deeper intowho<br />
murderedLady Edna Trott.<br />
Youngstersatthis year’s Big<br />
Little Theatre Company<br />
(BLTC)summer drama school<br />
have been having fun with a<br />
script straight out of the books<br />
of AgathaChristieor Ngaio<br />
Marsh.<br />
All 19 cast members were<br />
given bespoke roles ahead of<br />
the startofthe summer school<br />
on Monday andeach has<br />
dressed and actedin<br />
character.<br />
‘‘Everyone has themeans,<br />
motive and opportunity to have<br />
carried out the murder, butnoone<br />
knows who didit,’’ said<br />
BLTC director Jackie<br />
Heffernan.<br />
Some 18 clues wereburied<br />
aroundTrott’s Gardenatthe<br />
beginning of this week, each<br />
sheddingalittle more light on<br />
the murder mystery.<br />
Today’s courthouse trial<br />
would feature barristers,<br />
forensic scientists,<br />
photographers andthe press,<br />
as well as ajurymade up of<br />
family members of the young<br />
actors,Mrs Heffernan said.<br />
It would be the first trial in<br />
the courthouse for<strong>2021</strong>and<br />
Enjoying the summer drama school and dressed in character are Ben Jurd (barrister), Laura Hyde<br />
(gardener), Maddie Webb (Lady Trott’s daughter Mary Rose Butcher), Zoe Ritchie (drama teacher<br />
Tulip Wilting), Dominic Jurd (Dr Angel Trumpet) and Mungo Gormley (Queen’s Counsel).<br />
she was very happythatBLTC<br />
had beenallowed to use the<br />
veryappropriate venue.<br />
The classicwhodunit was<br />
her favourite genre and the<br />
young actors had well and truly<br />
embraceditover theweek.<br />
Thecolourfulcharacters in<br />
herscripted play include Lady<br />
Edna Trott’s gardener,her<br />
bumbling doctor, her<br />
glamorous daughter anda<br />
disgruntled dramateacher<br />
who hashad her funding<br />
pulled.<br />
The full play will be reenacted<br />
by theyoung actors at<br />
Trott’s on Fridayand only then<br />
will Mrs Heffernanreveal who<br />
actually murdered Lady Edna<br />
Trott.<br />
Demand<br />
steady for<br />
covid tests<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital has been<br />
dealing recentlywith asteady<br />
demand for covid testing, with<br />
between fiveand 10 people<br />
througheachtestingday.<br />
The communitybased<br />
assessment centreisonthe<br />
hospitalgroundsand open<br />
Tuesdays, Thursdays and<br />
Saturdays for walkin testing.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>GPsare also<br />
continuing to test for covid.<br />
In the past four weeks around<br />
Canterbury, morethan 8000<br />
testshad been carriedout in<br />
the community.<br />
Medical officer of health for<br />
the Canterbury DHB DrCheryl<br />
Bruntonsaid there had been<br />
steady demandrecently.<br />
‘‘It is important to note that<br />
there arenocases of eithernew<br />
variant strain in the community<br />
in NewZealand (as at Tuesday).<br />
All cases that have been<br />
identified have been in<br />
managedisolationand<br />
quarantine facilities.’’<br />
Anyone who has cold or flu<br />
symptoms should get atest and<br />
stay home until they have a<br />
negativeresult.<br />
From Saturday,travellers<br />
from most other countries<br />
bound forNew Zealand are<br />
requiredtohave anegative test<br />
before departing.<br />
People areurged to use the<br />
covid tracer app.<br />
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