by Gordon Lewis and Lynn Rushby
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 2 scenes
- The Solution
- 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 Murder Mystery in which (after a brief improvisation, greeting the audience as they arrive), the cast play out a scripted scene ending in a murder.
- Two detectives arrive and lead the audience through interrogation of the cast.
- The audience make their accusations, after which the cast play a final short scene in which all is revealed.
- This Mystery Needs
- An 'acting company' of 11 people, including at least 5 men and 4 women
- One set comprising furniture
- Estimated run times (which may vary enormously!)
- Scripted elements: 40 minutes
- Audience interrogation: 10 minutes
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What's the Mystery Here?
It has been ten years since the Kentish town of Crumbdale twinned with Bouziville in France and the residents of Crumbdale have commissioned a commemorative plaque to mark the anniversary. A delegation from France has just arrived and many people are looking forward to renewing friendships with their 'twins'. The VIPs include
Chairman of the Crumbdale twinning committee, Adam McAdam a ruthless property developer
His aristocratic wife, Lady Caroline
Imogen Trollope Adam’s personal assistant
The Honourable Duncan Crumbdale Lady Caroline's son
Adam's former business partner, Harry Hawkins
Geraldine Greenfinger librarian and radical environmentalist
The chief planning officer of Crumbdale Council Barry Blenkinsop
The mayor of Bouziville, Franck LeBanque
Elise LeBanque the mayor's wife
There are some serious undercurrents beneath the surface of the celebration, and the grudges and rivalries lead someone to murder. But whodunnit? Detective Inspector Hagley and Constable Racey investigate.