HAVING never been to a murder mystery night, but always wanting to, I finally decided to take the plunge.
And Avoncroft Museum could not have been a better venue.
It began with the talented cast from Fizzog Productions outlining the plot, by performing a series of scenes which featured the relevant characters involved.
We were then sent out to interview the key suspects who were based in the tea room, toll house, merchant’s house and Bringsty Chapel.
It was great fun and the fact the characters were in different buildings made you feel like a real detective, going door to door.
It was intriguing to quiz each suspect, often around a log fire. There was good banter between the characters and the super sleuths as they protested their innocence an gave their views on each of the other characters and the situation.
Then it was back for a hot buffet – a splendid meal of hot roast pork with all the trimmings.
People chatted on each table about what they had found out and who they thought the murderer was.
The actors then reappeared to perform more scenes, which provided more evidence and it was then the members of the public’s task to make their assumptions.
By the end, everyone, including myself, was stating it would be best to stick to the day job or ‘I don’t think I’ll be looking for a role in the police’.
And, shockingly, two thirds of the room got it wrong with just three people being correct.
If that would have happened in real life, an innocent woman would have hung.
I’m a competitive person and now, having done my first murder mystery night, I want to do another one to see if I could improve – maybe even get the right suspect this time. We’ll have to wait and see.
It was also very impressive as it was Avoncroft’s first one as well.
I’m hoping bosses there are planning to run another one soon.
Everyone had a great time – it was the perfect setting for a perfect evening.
