ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html;CHARSET=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="VPSiteProject" CONTENT="file:///D|/Lazy%20Bee/Project.vpp"> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Who Sleighed Santa - a Murder Mystery scenario with a seasonal flavour, ideal for staging at a Murder Mystery Dinner. Two murders, lots of fun and the audience has to guess 'who dunnit'"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Murder,Mystery,Dinner,Scenario,Script,Event,Whodunnit,Who,Dunnit,audience,Santa,Sleigh"> <META http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS 1.0 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l r (SS~~000 1))'> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Visual Page 2.0 for Windows"> <TITLE>Who Sleighed Santa - a murder mystery scenario</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="white"> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="white"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="Santa_logo.jpg" WIDTH="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" title="Who Sleighed Santa?"></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><I><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="maroon">A Murder Mystery Event</FONT></I> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%" style="height: 21px"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What's it all about?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A murder mystery event in which the actors mingle and interact with the audience / guests</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Lazy Bee Scripts provides the scenario</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">The actors improvise the dialogue based on the scenario</FONT> </UL> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What's does Lazy Bee Scripts provide?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">Lazy Bee Scripts supplies a pack of material for the performing company including:-</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A &quot;narrative arc&quot; for the murder, covering</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Essential events</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Essential plot points</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">The resolution!</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A background brief for each character</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Character description</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Character history</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Motivation</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">General staging guidelines</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Recommendations for preparation</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Guidelines for improvisation (and how to deal with awkward members of the audience!)</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Preparing the venue for the event (making sure that the staff don't throw the actors out for bad behaviour!)</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Audience &quot;Detective Sheets&quot;</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">So the audience can guess who-dunnit (and, possibly, win a prize)</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Collateral material to make the &quot;event&quot; more realistic</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black">Allows you to print table cards, promotional leaflets used in the story, and business cards for distribution at the event</span></FONT> </UL> </UL> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><FONT COLOR="black">Note that Lazy Bee Scripts does not provide a script for the dialogue. Because the actors are interacting with the audience, it is not possible to stick to a fixed script, instead the actors improvise dialogue based on the &quot;narrative arc.&quot;</FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="80%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBE8"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBE8"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="maroon">What's a Murder Mystery Event?</FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI>The scenario is run as if the audience has been brought together for a special occasion <LI>In this case <UL> <LI>The event is an exclusive event organised by the legendary Santa Claus for a group of specially invited VIP guests. There are rumours and wild speculations that Santa has a big announcement to make& </li><li>Since the event has a Christmas theme and the performers will be dressed accordingly, there is scope for the audience to dress in appropriate themed costumes to add to the atmosphere. </li><li>As the actors progress with the unveiling of the programme, the plot mystery develops until one of the characters is found murdered...</li> </UL> </UL> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What's in this Scenario?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> The time is the present. <strong>Santa Claus</strong>, has invited an exclusive audience to announce future plans for Christmas! <br /> In addition to Santa, other notable guests at the dinner include: <br /> <strong> Betty Claus</strong>: His wife. <br /> <strong> Mavis the Elf</strong>: Manager of the Santa Toy workshops. <br /> <strong> Ralph Dollop</strong>: Chief Reindeer handler.. <br /> <strong> Mary Christmas</strong>: Tabloid  party girl. <br /> <strong> Richard Brimstone</strong>: Business mogul. <br /> <strong> Doris Hanker</strong>: PA to Mr Brimstone. <br /> <strong> Lord Lancelot Ffarquarsson-Smythe</strong>: CEO of CheeryToys. <br /> <br /> What should be a wonderful occasion is shattered as Santa announces radical and unexpected business plans which throw the evening into chaos. Before long the unthinkable happens and Santa is murdered! </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What do I need to Buy?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">Lazy Bee Scripts charges two fees:-</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A flat fee of </FONT><B><FONT COLOR="black">&pound;20 for the murder mystery scenario pack</FONT></B> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Downloadable from the Internet as a Zip file</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Containing master files (in .doc and .pdf formats) of all the essential materials</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Can be used multiple times by your acting company (but you must pay the performance fee for each performance)</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A fee of </FONT><B><FONT COLOR="black">&pound;20 for each performance</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="black"> of the scenario (regardless of the &quot;audience&quot; size)</FONT> </UL> </TD> </TR> <tr><td width=100%>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=100% style="height: 23px"> <B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">In the pack, in addition to the scenario...</FONT></I></B></td></tr> <tr><td width=100% align=center><IMG SRC="Santa_Collage.jpg" title="Who Sleighed Santa resources collage" /></td></tr> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>