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'An Inspector Falls' by Gareth Humphreys

 
An Inspector Falls by Gareth Humphreys
An Inspector Falls
by Gareth Humphreys
What's It All About?
  • A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience
  • The cast perform a script
  • The audience members question the cast
  • The audience try to work out whodunnit
What Does Lazy Bee Scripts Provide?
Lazy Bee Scripts supplies a pack of material, including:-
  • An Overview for the Organiser, including
    • Guidelines for preparing the mystery
    • Guidelines for running the mystery
    • Suggested timings
  • The scripted scene
  • The Solution
    • A final scripted scene
  • Additional Materials
    • Detective Sheets for the audience to submit their accusations
What's an Interactive Murder Mystery?
  • A combination of drama from an acting company and detective work from the audience
  • In this case
    • A scripted murder mystery set in 1936 in the drawing room of an English mansion, parodying J B Priestley's An Inspector Calls.
    • The cast play a scripted act in which the police arrive to investigate a murder.
    • The audience may interrogate the suspects (but there is no new information to be divulged, so this is optional).
    • The audience make their accusations, then the cast play out the final act in which all is revealed.
  • This Mystery Needs
    • An 'acting company' of 8 to 9 people, including at least 3 men and 5 women
    • One set comprising furniture and flats or backdrops
  • Estimated run times (which may vary enormously!)
    • Scripted elements: 60 minutes
    • Audience interrogation: 10 minutes
Want to know more? Download the (pdf) Taster Pack
What's the Mystery Here?
In 1936, a celebration at the home of Lt. Col. Albert Braddock is interrupted by the arrival of Detective Chief Inspector Louis Bouchard and his assistant W.P.C. Penny Entwistle. In addition to the head of the household, those interrupted are:-
Victoria Braddock, heiress, and wife of the Lieutenant Colonel.
James Braddock their son, celebrating his engagement to:
Society girl, Azalea Astor
Eleanor Braddock, James's younger sister
A housemaid, Sarah Brown.
The Inspector calls with the news that there has been a murder. But how does this concern the household and, importantly, whodunnit? Can the police (and the audience) solve the case?
'An Inspector Falls' - Pricing and Buying
Lazy Bee Scripts charges two fees:-
  • A flat fee of £21.75 for the Murder Mystery Pack
    • Download from the Lazy Bee Scripts web site as a zip file
    • Contains master files of all essential materials
    • Can be used multiple times by your acting company (but you need a performance licence for each performance)
  • A fee of £39.50 for each live performance to an audience (regardless of the audience size)
  • A fee of £39.50 for each livestreamed performance to a paying audience.
  • A fee of £19.75 for each livestreamed performance to a non-paying audience.
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