THE smiling faces on the cast of the latest production from St Vincent's Amateur Dramatic Society don't give away any clues about the plot.

"Dead on Nine" is a murder mystery which began last night at St Vincent's Parish Centre in Rutherford Drive, Over Hulton, and runs nightly up to and including Saturday.

Peter Barnett produces this entertaining staging, with a cast featuring Robert Goodier, Michael Talbot, Julie Nappin, Howard Clare, Maureen Clare, Mary Riley and newcomer Carmela Horne. The action takes place at the weekend cottage of the Leigh family on the South coast of England