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Murder Mysteries

The Modern Who Dunnit!

And now for something completely different! This is theatrical entertainment at its most interactive and spontaneous - the guests or audience are as much involved in proceedings as the cast. In that sense, all performances are originals with just a common theme for each particular presentation. The clues are there - the mystery can be solved. There will be plenty of opportunity for vigorous interrogation of all suspects!

Whereas some murder mysteries are historically based, they are often (But not always) richly laced with humour and satire, bearing only a vague resemblance to the original events and characters on which they are loosely based!

Evening events are usually accompanied by wining and dining and when the mystery lasts a full weekend, the effects are naturally compounded! In either case, first class entertainment is guaranteed.

Pick your own plot!

You can either choose from the standard repertoire or Chance Encounters can write a script based on your own group, site or story line - either serious or humorous!

Standard Repertoire

Things that Go Bump
(Cast size: 7)

It is the conference of the Society for Parapsychological Studies and a year since the death of its founder in an “Accident” at a haunted house. As you are asked to solve an old crime, it becomes clear that there is a murderer present. Before the night is over there is a new death to investigate!

A Lovely Way to Die
(Cast size: 5 or 7)

At the presentation evening for the Romance Writer of the Year Award there is an audience full of celebrities. This year’s winner promises a new book that will blow the lid off a lot of very private secrets but he doesn’t live long enough to see it published!

That Sinking Feeling
(Cast sizes: 6 or 8)

You are aboard the Titanic and have been invited to a reception by the powerful but unpopular Sam Goldfish. When a murder occurs the suspects seem to have got themselves into very deep water!

A Will to Live
(Cast size: 5 or 7)

In the dizzy days of the “Roaring Twenties” a Will is being read and fortunes gained or lost. Are there some secrets worth killing for? The Brandon family may think so!

May Ball Mayhem
(Cast sizes: 5 or 7)

The Brandon family makes a re-appearance. This time one of them dies when a Ball being held in aid of fallen women ends up containing a fallen corpse!

A Village Murder
(Cast size: 5 or 7)

Death interferes with the annual trip of the Gonildeb Historical Society. One of the committee does not live long enough to be re-elected and everyone from the local New Age herbalist to the reliable village school teacher has a motive.

The Honourable Gentleman
(Cast sizes: 6 or 7)

The first President of Wales finds himself caught up in scandal, intrigue and murder with some Bill Clinton overtones – even a little black dress!

The St Valentine’s Day Mini Massacre!
(Cast sizes: 5 or 7)

You are in Miss Dixie’s speakeasy in Chicago in the era of gangsters and prohibition. Is another gang after “The Boss” or is the would-be murderer closer to home?

Skeletons and Cupboards
(Cast size: 7)

Murder at the home of the gossip columnist when even a member of the Royal Family is not above suspicion.

A Novel Way to Die
(Cast sizes: 5 or 7)

Travel back to the 1920s with Hercules Parrot (Yes – that’s right!), Jane Marbles and Peter Whimsical (Yes – they are right too!) and discover why murder plays such a big part in the Gilt Dagger Mystery Writers Award.

Someone’s Watching “Yule”
(Cast sizes: 5 or 7)

A Christmas Special set in the Victorian era of gaslight, bustle and Jack the Ripper. Shylock Holmes (Yes!) and Inspector Abalone take the lead in hunting down an even more dangerous killer and some of the highest and lowest in the land become suspects.

A Secret Murder
(Cast sizes: 5 or 7)

After World War II one of the most secret units is about to be recognised for its stalwart work but death casts a shadow over proceedings. More violence follows in a room where all the occupants are trained killers.

Dr. Maybe
(Cast size: 4, 5 or 7)

A group of 00 agents has been infiltrated by an undercover spy from Dr. Maybe. This has resulted in the death of at least one of their colleagues on a secret operation. James Bland is determined to find out who the enemy is!

Mysteries inspired by actual historic events
and/or
commissioned by the sites where the events occurred

Death on the Battlements
(Cast sizes: 5 or 7)

The young and beautiful Margaret Plantaganet falls to her death on the eve of her wedding. The murderer is present among the guests gathered for the celebration. Can Lord Giles identify the killer before he – or she – strikes again?

Ambush at the Mill
(Cast size: 5)

Lady Malephant’s journey to London is interrupted by an attack on her group in which some of the members are killed. She is taken prisoner and forced into an unwanted marriage. When she is released, the King sends his investigator to discover who arranged the ambush. This presentation includes a fight with full weight medieval swords and the chance to examine other weaponry and artefacts.