Here is just a taste of our plots and themes.
Your Country Needs You
Lady
Asterisk Stoppard invites you to a fund raising event for the war effort. Come
and mingle with the local dignitaries of what appears to be the delightful
town of Swillington on Sea. But beware amongst this faded elegance things are
not what they seem. Deadly skeletons rattle and come out of the cupboards with
bloodcurdling results as the evening progresses.
Time: The early 1940’s during the war.
Dress: Ransack your wartime wardrobe - anything from Dads Army to
Dambusters - or something smart you can get on the black market. Don't forget
your gas mask.
A Fright at the Opera
Its 1899 and the Sophocles Opera Company is down on its luck. You are invited to meet the fading stars of this once illustrious company. Though on the surface the company seem like one big happy family and underlying current of deceit, lies and hate prevails with blood curdling results.
Dress: Get your Victorian glad rags out for a night at the opera. Ladies bring your own sal volatile.
Molls, Mobsters and Moonlight Massacres
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Head of the infamous Carleoni family has been found
brutally shot several times at close range. Rival gangs deny
responsibility. Therefore a closer look must be taken as the notorious
family as they meet to celebrate his life. Was one of the family the
perpetrator of this heinous crime?
Time: 1920’s |
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Other plots and themes:
Hidden Secrets of the Raj
Lord Henry and Lady Edwina Posenby-Smythe invite you to a gala dinner to
welcome the new District Commissioner for the North Jaipur Region Mr Charles
Hamilton Bell. Come along and mingle with the greme de la creme of the
Colonial Club on this gala night. But excercise caution for beneath this
colonial elegance things are not what they seem. Startling revelations will be
made with blood curdling results as the evening progresses.
Time: 1930s
Dress: Very colonial and grand. Get our your tiaras - even though they may be
faded, Parasols and pith helmets recommended - lelephats to be left at the
main gate.
The Fall of a Pillar of Society -
Shocking revelations are made at Heltrop manor, home of the late Lord Henry
Leasom - a staunch foreboding pillar of Victorian Society who died in suspicious
circumstances.
Time: Victorian/Edwardian.
Pyramids, Paramours and Mysteries of the Nile
Join the passengers aboard The Pharaoh for a journey down the world's most
mysterious river. Fact and fiction begin to mingle as old legends come alive
much to the discomfort and delight of its famous and infamous passengers -
some of whom will not finish this enthralling journey.
Time: 1920s
Mix and mingle with the world's high society.
Careless Talk -
Come along and meet the jaded and faded stars of ENSA who have just returned after entertaining the boys at the
front. But don’t be fooled by their smiles, camaraderie and wit of this
concert party - someone has
murder on their mind.
Time: Wartime
Emerbridge - (Our most popular plot)
Trouble at the radio station culminates with murder as members of the long
running soap attempt to conceal their darkest secrets.
Time: Present
A Voyage to Murder
Join the captain's table on the SS Silver Star on a cruise to the South
Seas- but will all the passengers ever reach their destination. watch as
jealousy and old feuds come o life and certain people are not what they seem.
Time: 1930s
A Christmas Party to Die For -
Crimble, Crimble and Crimble have invited old and new clients to join them
at their seasonal festivities to hear an important announcement. Just who is
going to survive to see in the New Year?
Time: The Present
Publish and Be Damned
It's a special night for the Editorial staff of The Gazette - Britain's top selling Sunday newspaper. It's the Gala Readers Night Dinner when members of the public get the chance to meet the people who write the news in the shape of their favourite correspondents and columnists. But all is not well in this inner sanctum of the Press - and soon those who write the news - will be making it in a big way.
Death Down Lambeth Way
Bertie Higgins Pearly King is dead. Welcome to the real East End
celebration to select the new Pearly King and Queen. But will they live to
ascent to the throne.
Dress: Sew a few buttons on and come as someone you’ll meet down Lambeth
Way.
Till Death Do Us
Will it be the happiest day of their lives or will the day of their dreams
turn into a nightmare. Undercurrents of anger and hate threaten to mar this
joyful occasion when jealousy leads to murderous thoughts.
Time: Present
Day
Dress: Get out your best bib and tucker for this the society wedding of
the year.
Costume hire arranged