Death in the Spotlight — Murder Mystery Case File

**Eight hundred people watched the stage. Not one of them watched Box A.**

October 1934. The Orpheus Theatre, London's West End. Opening night of "The Crimson Mask." In the private box above the stalls, the theatre's owner is found dead — a glass of Krug 1928 still fizzing with potassium cyanide beside him. The box door is bolted from inside. But behind the wall panel, a hidden door opens onto the fly gallery above the stage. Someone knew this theatre's secrets better than its audience ever will.

Six suspects from the world of London theatre: a wife whose marriage was the longest performance of all, a playwright whose debut depends on a dead man's money, an actress whose star was rising as her patron fell, a director with debts to dangerous people, a critic who owned a rival theatre, and a stage manager who built every secret door in the building.

YOUR CASE FILE INCLUDES:

• Crime scene briefing with 6 theatrical evidence photographs

• 6 illustrated suspect dossiers with West End character profiles

• 6 fully voiced audio interrogation recordings via QR codes — dramatic, tense, and layered with subtext

• Orpheus Theatre cross-section including hidden passages and fly gallery

• Forensic reports: toxicology (cyanide), champagne provenance, dust analysis of hidden door

• Cryptogram puzzle embedded in the playbill

• 3-tier hint system and sealed solution

CASE DETAILS: 6 suspects | Difficulty: 9/10 | Players: 1-6 | Estimated time: 3-4 hours

PERFECT FOR: Theatre lovers, fans of Agatha Christie-style mysteries, sophisticated dinner party entertainment, or solo detectives who appreciate a case where the drama is both on and off the stage.

Instant digital download. Print at home or solve on-screen. Audio interrogations stream on any device.