Always Listen To Your Nose

I was so pleased to join you again for your annual theatre supper evening and as always, was made to feel very welcome by the front of house team. This murder mystery play was written by Alys Ware and was a sequel to Murder by the Book which I saw a couple of years ago. 

It was fun to chat with the other amateur detectives on our table as the evening progressed and to ‘interview’ the suspects as they milled around in between courses in the intervals. The story had lots of twists and turns with little titbits of clues being dropped to help us with our sleuthing and I am pleased to say that after much deliberation, we did ‘get our man’, cheering along with the rest of the audience as the murderer got his comeuppance.  

Having written and directed this murder mystery, Alys had obviously invested a lot of energy into the production, and it paid off as we were treated to an enjoyable evening of intrigue and sleuthing. Alys has a skill for writing, and I am so glad that she gave us another chance to spend time with Chief Inspector Grim. All the characters were interesting and well developed with just enough little clues given without it being obvious who the murderer was. She had worked with the cast to develop credible characterisations and believable relationships so that they looked comfortable on stage. The stage was used well, allowing the actors to move and interact and bringing them out into the audience between the acts gave an extra dimension to the play. As audience members, we had the opportunity to question the suspects, and they had the opportunity to misdirect us! All in all, it was a great night.

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