Marreau

Hemlock Montrachet Etienne Boniface Marreau
First appearance	Marreau and the Chocolate Policeman (1991)
Created by	Robert Houghton Farrow
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Private Detective
Religion	Unknown
Nationality	Disputed but Francophone

Hemlock Marreau is a fictional Francophone detective created by Robert Farrow. To date he has featured in ten "detective comedy" plays. Marreau speaks with a French accent but seems unsure of his true country of birth. His arch rival Professor Maurice Hearty accuses him of in fact being English – and of being his half brother. Marreau is regularly assisted by his able assistant Gwendolyn Smith (née Bayne) and hindered by his affable, wealthy but rather dim friend Simon Simpson. The ten plays are listed below along with the years of their first performance.

1. Marreau and the Chocolate Policeman (1991)
2. Marreau and the African Moon (1992)
3. Marreau and the Curse of Cardiff (1993)
4. Marreau and the Bloody Carpet (1994)
5. Marreau and the Sword of Carthage (1995)
6. Marreau and the Clouds of Death (1996)
7. Requiem for Marreau (2001)
8. Marreau and the Tregalleon Inheritance (2002)
9. Marreau and the Terror of Tring (2004)
10. Marreau and the Grey Dagger (2010)

All the plays have premièred in the Tring area, being produced by Frayed Knot Theatre Company. The first three plays were performed originally in village halls in the area, while all subsequent ones have been staged at The Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring. The latest play in the sequence, Marreau and the Grey Dagger, was performed there in April 2010.

External links

• Marreau website
• Frayed Knot website
• The Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring