'Yes, someone is going to die,' he said. 'Someone always does when we perform the cursed play.'
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The Tragedy of Prince Tyrus is one of the greatest plays of all time, except for one complication. Each time it is performed a member of the cast dies. Sometimes it's a tragic accident. Sometimes it's not.
Eleven years have passed since the last death and the Queen has commissioned another performance. Against their better judgement the Morgenstern Troupe have accepted. Over the next two days friendships will be tested, rivalries will form, and the bloodstained history of the cursed play will resurface.
As tensions rise the actors begin to ask themselves: if the curse really is inescapable, isn't it better to kill than be killed?