Southwell Theatre Club and
Murder Mysteries

Southwell Theatre Club has a longstanding relationship with Murder Mysteries.  For a number of years we performed murder mysteries at the request of groups and organisations across the county, and occasionally further afield.

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In more recent years, we have decided to limit our murder mysteries to performances for the general public and occasional dedicated performances for groups within the immediate vicinity of Southwell.  As a drama group with a relatively small membership this helps to make sure that we can give sufficient attention to our main productions which are the lifeblood of any amateur drama group.

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But, we dearly love performing murder mysteries ~ and even have two in-house writers who love writing them for us ~ and they are a great introduction to acting and backstage work for any newcomers to the club. 

 

Our Murder Mysteries are very definitely interactive.  Taking the form of a short play, Act 1 sets the scene introducing all the characters.  There is then an Interval break for a light supper (included in your ticket price).  Act 2 concludes with ‘the murder’ after which the suspects will gather for interrogation by audience members.  We close the evening by revealing 'whodunnit' - and invoking the classic 'Mousetrap' caveat of asking the audience not to share the murderer's identity!  

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Being performed mainly at the end of our season, in December, it's fair to say that we see our Murder Mysteries as our own version of the Christmas Panto - and in recent years, they have even taken on a panto-theme!  Usually performed to full houses, they are always lots of fun and they can sometimes prove a real challenge for our crime solving audiences. 

 

Keep your pencils sharpened and notebooks at the ready!

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