More information about all the murder mysteries described below can be found on the Lazy Bee Scripts web site (click on the titles).
However, unlike the play scripts, we display 'tasters' instead of the entire contents because many groups run these competitively, and would not want their audiences to be
able to find out whodunnit in advance!
Prices and licensing arrangements can be found on the detailed pages or by clicking on the "Price" links.
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| The School Reunion by Archie Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. |
| Run Time | Scripted Dialogue: 30 minutes. Improvised Dialogue: 100 minutes. Audience Interrogation: 10 minutes. |
| Style | A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience. The actors improvise the dialogue based on plot and character briefs. The audience questions the suspects and tries to work out whodunnit. |
| Synopsis | It is 1995 and ‘A’ stream pupils from the Alderman Woodrow Secondary Modern School years 1960 to 1970 are having a reunion. Initiated by Wendy Parkhurst each member has been requested to wear St. Trinian style outfits or short trousers, shirt and tie for the men.
Set in a village hall, with a three course meal, comprising “School Dinner” type food, the ex-pupils catch up with each other. Old rivalries surface jealously abounds. |
| Price | Script pack: £22.75 Fee per performance to an audience (or livestream to a paying audience): £52.50 Livestream to a non-paying audience for £26.25 Buy the pack and rights here. |
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| Theatre of Horror by Really Horrid Productions |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. |
| Run Time | Scripted Dialogue: 0 minutes. Improvised Dialogue: 80 minutes. Audience Interrogation: 0 minutes. |
| Style | A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience. The actors perform a script. The audience members have to work out whodunnit. |
| Synopsis | Richard Venables, artistic director of the Style Theatre Company has invited an audience of valued patrons and a number of special guests to announce the new season’s schedule. What should be a cause for celebration quickly descends into chaos as what Richard reveals is not quite what everyone expected! Sordid secrets, recriminations and blackmail finally end in a double murder! |
| Price | Script pack: £22.00 Fee per performance to an audience (or livestream to a paying audience): £39.00 Livestream to a non-paying audience for £19.50 Buy the pack and rights here. |
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| They Never See It Coming by Die Laughing Murder Mysteries |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. |
| Run Time | Scripted Dialogue: 0 minutes. Improvised Dialogue: 100 minutes. Audience Interrogation: 0 minutes. |
| Style | A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience. The actors improvise the dialogue based on plot and character briefs. The audience members have to work out whodunnit. |
| Synopsis | The team behind the smash-hit ghost hunting show “Beyond Belief” gather to celebrate the winning of several awards. But one of the team is not entering into the spirit of things…
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| Price | Script pack: £20.75 Fee per performance to an audience (or livestream to a paying audience): £43.00 Livestream to a non-paying audience for £21.50 Buy the pack and rights here. |
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| Who Killed Santa Claus? by Archie Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. |
| Run Time | Scripted Dialogue: 0 minutes. Improvised Dialogue: 40 minutes. Audience Interrogation: 35 minutes. |
| Style | A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience. The actors improvise the dialogue based on plot and character briefs. The audience questions the suspects and tries to work out whodunnit. |
| Synopsis | It's Christmas and Lord Barnett Prime is celebrating in his usual bombastic, obnoxious fashion with his family, servants and guests (the audience). Things go exactly as Lord Prime intends, with the possible exception of the murder. DCI Sherbert Holmes investigates, with the help of the audience. |
| Price | Script pack: £21.50 Fee per performance to an audience (or livestream to a paying audience): £33.75 Livestream to a non-paying audience for £16.88 Buy the pack and rights here. |
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| Who Sleighed Santa by Really Horrid Productions |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 9. |
| Run Time | Scripted Dialogue: 0 minutes. Improvised Dialogue: 80 minutes. Audience Interrogation: 0 minutes. |
| Style | A Murder Mystery for an acting company to perform to an audience. The actors improvise the dialogue based on plot and character briefs. The audience members have to work out whodunnit. |
| Synopsis | Santa announces some unexpected plans for Christmas - so distrubing that members of his entourage are willing to contemplate murder! |
| Price | Script pack: £22.00 Fee per performance to an audience (or livestream to a paying audience): £40.00 Livestream to a non-paying audience for £20.00 Buy the pack and rights here. |
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