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A group of murder mystery characters holding comedy murder weapons

Murder, She Didn't Write

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Will you guess the whodunnit before the killer is revealed?

Don your deerstalker and grab your magnifying glass as this talented company use audience suggestions to create a hilarious improvised murder mystery. All you have to do... is solve it!

Ms Gold poisoned at a synchronised swimming gala? Dr Blue exploded by cannon during a hot air balloon race? Professor Violet crushed to death at a Love Island recoupling? You decide!

Side-splittingly funny
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Show Information

Dates

30 January 2026 & 31 January 2026

Venue

The Arts Theatre Cambridge

Tickets

£26

Running Time

2 hours (inc. an interval)

Age Guidance

12+

Show Guidance

Performance contains audience participation and may contain strong language and sexual references.

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

Photography by Pamela Raith

A woman is standing with one finger raised. She is wearing a white shirt, paisley tie, striped trousers, grey overcoat and glasses.
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A woman is standing with one finger raised. She is wearing a white shirt, paisley tie, striped trousers, grey overcoat and glasses.
5 people stand in a line, with spotlights on them: a man in a red suit, a woman in a purple dress with a cane, a woman in a yellow skirt with a book, a man dressed in green wearing an apron, and a man in a blue waistcoat.
5 people stand in a line, with spotlights on them: a man in a red suit, a woman in a purple dress with a cane, a woman in a yellow skirt with a book, a man dressed in green wearing an apron, and a man in a blue waistcoat.
A man in a blue suit lies on the floor. He is tied up with rope. Next to him is a chair that has fallen over.
A man in a blue suit lies on the floor. He is tied up with rope. Next to him is a chair that has fallen over.
A woman dressed in yellow reads out loud from a book. A woman in a purple dress stands to her left, holding a cane.
A woman dressed in yellow reads out loud from a book. A woman in a purple dress stands to her left, holding a cane.
A man stands in a red pinstripe suit. He has one eyebrow raised and one hand tucked into his jacket.
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A man stands in a red pinstripe suit. He has one eyebrow raised and one hand tucked into his jacket.
A man stands on two chairs, with a leg on each. He is looking at another man who is climbing on to one of the chairs with a scared expression.
A man in a green suit holds a length of rope between his hands, with each end of the rope wrapped around each hand.
A woman in a purple dress is trapped behind a stained glass window, looking scared with her hands on the glass.

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