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About Us
We are an independent theatre cooperative, made up of like minded individuals that have a passion for acting. The company was established in Kent in 2015 and to date we have given over 220 performances.
We have staged our murder mysteries in hotels, restaurants, theatres, village halls, churches, schools, castles and even under a gazebo, we are adaptable and will perform just about anywhere!
All our play scripts are self penned and researched to portray the period of the murder mystery as accurately as possible . With a Gumshoe murder mystery, your guests are guaranteed an evening of top quality theatre, entertainment, intrigue and where possible a sense of humour.
What Do We Offer?
If you're looking for great entertainment either for a corporate event, a charity fund raiser, private party or hospitality event, we can provide a stand-out murder mystery event to keep your guests intrigued, amused and involved.
Our thought provoking, original dramas are real ice-breakers. Performances are structured so your guests can enjoy a meal between acts: they are then given the opportunity to become detectives themselves by interrogating the suspects, to unravel and guess 'who dunnit'! Winning the certificate and prize for 'Sleuth of the Evening'.
Whether it be a private/public dining event or a corporate party we promise to deliver a show stopping evening filled with intrigue and suspicion. We can also tailor the evening to suit your needs.
Please contact us with the email form below and we will get back to you with details and pricing.
After 10 years we still maintain a 100% return booking, so we must be doing something pleasing.
Dress to Impress
Each mystery is set in a particular era, so if guests wish to get involved by dressing up in self devised costumes, we encourage them to do so (although it is not compulsory!) but it adds to the overall feel and fun of the evening.
Our Murder Mystery date settings are: 1815, 1913, 1924, 1928,1941, 1955 and 1965 .
Our mysteries
Murder at Gaddabout Manor
When Sir Roger Gaddabout, entrepreneur and philanderer, decides to hold an impromptu dinner party, his guests are intrigued to find out why.
The discovery of a body in the library requires the expertise of Inspector Carstairs to find out who the murderer is. Hidden truths and lies come to light in this stylish 1928 ‘whodunit’.
Murder on the Mauretania
In 1913 Lord and Lady Havelot are among the passengers on the Mauretania as she sails to New York. Inspector Perrier is also on board enjoying a well-earned rest. This is unfortunately curtailed as a murder is committed. Join the passengers on the sumptuous Mauretania as she crosses the Atlantic, and discover which one is a killer.
Who Murdered Herr Gripp?
On May 26th 1941, a German parachutist is spotted in fields near Dover. This news unsettles the local community especially the women of the WI.
The discovery of a murdered body causes further disquiet. DI Dunworthy arrives to investigate the murder.
Dark secrets are revealed as events, which have remained hidden for many years, are unearthed.
An Awfully British Murder
Our latest Murder Mystery:
When Lady Killingworth organises a 70th birthday party for her husband Lord Killingworth, she is shocked to find that one or two uninvited guests make an unwelcome appearance.
Family arguments and past histories promise to make the party go with a bang!!
But what is the identity of the body on the terrace? Is the dead person the intended victim? Or an unfortunate mistake which has gone horribly wrong?
Live and Let Kill
Set in a hotel during the swinging 60's. James Blond is summoned by M to protect a newly married German scientist who worked for the Nazis during WW2.
When the scientist is found dead in the honeymoon suite, Blond has very limited time to discover the murderer before the Cold War becomes even colder! Year 1965.
An Ostentatious Murder
The year is 1815 and the season is just beginning when the unfortunate Caroline Chatterton is forced to marry the dastardly, libertine Sir Jasper Letchwood. She is devastated as her heart has been won by the gallant Captain Bounderby but sadly the death of her father and the loss of the family fortune to a profligate cousin, means she has no choice.
A body in the grounds of Castleford Grange will change her destiny and Lady Wrightwell will fulfil her ambition to find out who the murderer is before the town constable returns from an evening at the theatre..
Come and join us for this Ostentatious Regency Murder!
A Murderous Night at the Oscars!
A Murderous Night at the Oscars!
A Murderous Night at the Oscars!
It's 1955 and the glitterati are preparing for the Oscars. William B. Oppenheimer is up for best director and Sybil Clark for best actress. Tragically when one of the nominees is murdered Hollywood is shocked. This calls for Detective Rick Tacy and Porlock Holmes to solve the mystery, Why not dress up into your 'glad rags' and join us in this glitzy 'whodunnit'.