Dr Marcus Hawke has been murdered and you, as the best detectives in town, are urgently needed to discover the events that occurred, exonerate the accused, and arrest the true culprit. A macabre, interactive Victorian murder mystery that will have you ducking under tables for clues, reading testimonials and interrogating all the characters. A tentative audience morphed into vocal, argumentative interrogators and a set of fantastic actors managed to stay utterly in character, even when the detective limelight was not shone on them. Intrigued? I won’t give away any clues, save one pointer: get there early, to save a highly sought seat.

Laughing Horse @ The Blind Poet, until 25 Aug, 11.00am.
tw rating 4/5 | [Alice Taylor]