A Scenario for a Murder Mystery Event
by Die Laughing Murder Mysteries
What's It All About?
- A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience
- The actors improvise the dialogue based on plot and character briefs provided by Lazy Bee Scripts
- 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
- A "narrative arc" for the mystery
- Key plot points
- Essential events
- Character Briefs for each character
- Character description
- Character history
- Motivation
- The Solution
- An explanation of who dunnit and why!
- Additional Materials
- Printable table cards, a poster used in the story and name cards for distribution at the event
- Detective Sheets for the audience to submit their accusations
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 "narrative arc."
| What's a Murder Mystery Event? |
- The audience members are brought together for a fictitious 'special event' (and encouraged to dress appropriately for the occasion). A murder takes place, which the participants are invited to solve.
- In this case
- The event is a Robin Hood themed dinner for the Historical Re-enactment Society, brought back together (after a recent disaster) so the chairman can announce an event to save the society...
- The performers will be dressed accordingly and there is scope for the audience to dress in appropriate themed costumes to add to the atmosphere.
- As the actors progress with the unveiling of the plans, the mystery develops until one of the characters is found murdered...
- This Mystery Needs
- An 'acting company' of 4 men and 2 women
- No specific set or furniture
- Estimated run times (which may vary enormously!)
- Improvised elements: 90 minutes
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| Want to know more? Download the (pdf) Taster Pack |
What's the Mystery Here?
The time is the present, although many members of the Historical Re-enactment Society wish it was some other era! The society has been brought together to unveil their next event. At the gathering, we find:-
Barry Island - The Chairman
Tracey Island - Barry's wife, and a stickler for historical details and accuracy.
Gill Ingham - A flirtatious and recent new member of the group.
Brad Ford - The society treasurer.
Gerrard Cross - Wannabe pop musician and member of the committee.
PC Layton Buzzard - Local Police Constable and society member.
The gathering descends into chaos as one of the gathering is found murdered. It seems that everyone had a possible motive, but who committed the heinous crime?
