by Ian McCutcheon
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 running the mystery
- Suggested timings
- The script for 2 scenes
- The Solution
- Explained by the detective
- Additional Materials
- Six pieces of evidence, including a news clip, forensics reports & witness statements.
- 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
- The acting company perform two scripted scenes (a total of twenty-five minutes or so), during which a murder is discovered.
- The audience are presented with six pieces of written evidence and then interrogate the suspects.
- On the basis of what they have heard and read, the audience members make their accusations.
- The narrator (master of ceremonies) reveals the solution.
- This Mystery Needs
- An 'acting company' of 7 people, including at least 3 men and 3 women
- One set comprising at least practical doors/windows
- Estimated run times (which may vary enormously!)
- Scripted elements: 25 minutes
- Audience interrogation: 20 minutes
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| Want to know more? Download the (pdf) Taster Pack |
What's the Mystery Here?
Fry & Boyle is an old fashioned department store, a family firm now run by Lance Boyle who took control a few weeks ago. In his short tenure, he's upset many of the staff, but he has agreed to play Santa at the firm's Christmas party. Amongst the partygoers are:-
- Security officer and general handyman, Dan Gleebitz.
- Henrietta Berger, the personal assistance Lance inherited from the previous boss.
- A new sales assistant in Ladies’ Underwear, Anna Glypter.
- Head of Ladies’ Underwear, Nora Bone, Anna's boss.
- Anna's boyfriend Ed Gaskitt, the delivery van driver.
Needless to say, the party doesn't go well. It's up to the audience to pick up the pieces under the guidance of the Narrator who manages the mystery part of the event.