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 he Red Herrings & Strange Happenings - two of the most successful and innovative Murder
Mystery companies in the country - are now able to offer a specially adapted version of one of their two handed murder mysteries for performance in schools.
 uitable for pupils 13+ and for class/audience
numbers up to 60 in informal seating and 100 in
formal seating - the murder mystery format can be a useful stimulus to creative writing, speaking and listening skills, logical thinking, analysis, problem solving and team working.
he audience are presented with a mystery "Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware!" which they watch unfold scene by scene as the two actors play all the parts - men & women, goodies & baddies, victims & villains. The audience - in teams of collective detectives - then examine evidence before questioning the suspects. They then make their accusations and the team whose analysis comes closest to that of Inspector Herring and Sergeant Kipper are awarded Detective First Class
certificates.
 he mystery can be performed in an informal
situation where the audience are seated
cabaret style at tables or it can be done in a slightly more formal way with the audience seated as if
watching a more conventional play. A school drama hall or small hall is ideal, but it can be performed in a large classroom.
 upported by a follow-up pack with ideas for creative writing ,drama, problem solving and a suggested reading list.
For more information click HERE to email us, making your subject line "schools"
Company websites:
www.theredherrings.co.uk
www.strangehappenings.info
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