Murder Mystery: Death Comes to Elsinore

It is 1935 and the Arden Theatre Company were bringing their acclaimed production of Hamlet to the Theatre in Exeter. Rehearsals had gone well but on the first night tragedy strikes. In the play Queen Gertrude drinks a poisoned cup meant for her husband but, after drinking the cup, the actress playing Queen Gertrude collapses on stage.

The curtains are closed and the audience is asked to remain in their seats whilst medical attention is sought. However, it is too late, the actress has died and the Doctor called to the scene believes that she has actually been poisoned.

The police are called and an investigation is begun. The Police Surgeon confirms the findings of the Doctor. So, who was the killer and why did they kill? The Chief Inspector put in charge of the case calls together the core members of the Arden Theatre Company and asks the audience for their help in solving the crime.

All the clues will be there to bring the culprit to justice but will they be correctly deduced. The Chief Inspector is determined to get to the truth before the evening is out.

This events include pizza and pudding before the show.

Menu

9″ Pizzas*

Educating Margherita – classic cheese pizza (v, ve available)
Pepperomeo and Juliet – classic pepperoni pizza
Goat-lahoma! – goats’ cheese, roasted red peppers and red onion marmalade (v)

Puddings*

Exploding Bakery Killer Vegan Brownie with vanilla ice cream (ve, gf)
Exploding Bakery Raspberry and White Chocolate Frangipane with vanilla ice cream

*Gluten-free bases, vegan cheese and vegan ice cream available
v – vegetarian, ve – vegan, gf – gluten-free