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'I Spy a Murder' by Lesley Gunn

 
I Spy a Murder by Lesley Gunn
by Lesley Gunn
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 script for 3 scenes
  • 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
    • Scripted murder mystery set in an English spy school in 1942. (The audinence might be encouraged to dress in period costume.)
    • The cast play out three scenes in which a murder is discovered and an investigation begun.
    • The audience, working in teams, are invited to interrogate the sustpects, then write their acusations.
    • The cast play a final scripted scene in which the murderer is revealed.
  • This Mystery Needs
    • An 'acting company' of 10 people, including at least 3 men and 6 women
    • One set comprising furniture
  • 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 1942, a spy school has been set up in Rothersfield Hall in the heart of the English countryside. The proprietors and house staff mingle with the spymasters and trainees:
The officer in charge of training is Squadron Leader
Devoted hall staff member Betty Brown is tea lady for the training school.
Owner of the hall, Lady Rothersfield-Hall, is proud of the Rothersfield family name.
Explosives expert Arthur Cannon is training as a spy.
Young Will Hyde is there because of his mastery of disguise.
Also in training is Isabelle Sevenger from the French resistance.
Simeon Simpkis' secretary is Corporal Carol Singer.
Coding expert Dotty Key. is another trainee.
Whilst Jean Wheeler is there as a logistics expert.
Inspector Leake turns up when a murder is discovered!
Yes, there's a murder at a spy school and everyone is a suspect. Inspector Leake will have to enlist the audience to solve the case.
'I Spy a Murder' - Pricing and Buying
Lazy Bee Scripts charges two fees:-
  • A flat fee of £22.25 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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