The British Museum has today confirmed that a parchment that was discovered in an attic in a house in Stratford Upon Avon, is in fact an play that had to this point never been read, written by William Shakespeare.
The spokesman for the museum confirmed that extensive tests including handwriting analysis and also specific reviews of the phrasing and construction of the play had been completed by the museum.
The play whose title remains unknown, appears to be a murder mystery, the only that was written by the great bard. Set in a sleepy village outside Stratford, the play follows the tale of a Belgian man of diminuitive stature, who is drawn into a mysterious murder which the local police are struggling to solve.
The lead character is described as having thinning hair and a groomed moustache, and as such it is believed that Shakespeare based that character on himself. This belief is reinforced as Shakespeare is well known as having solved 6 murders himself in real life, being a part time officer of the law, to pay the bills whilst playwriting.
In the story, the suspects are plentiful and it appears that each had a reason, and opportunity to murder the victim.
The grand finale of the play sees the Belgian man, gather the key suspects in a room before announcing to the group who the actual killer is.
The estate of Agatha Christie declined to comment on the story today.
