The Olivier nominated creators of Alice’s Adventures Underground, Les Enfant Terribles theatre company and ebp in association with Madame Tussauds present THE GAME’S AFOOT. Become Baker Street’s finest detective. Travel back to Victorian London and delve into the world of Sherlock Holmes, using your powers of deduction to solve the case before time runs out.
As the newest recruits of Scotland Yard, follow in the footsteps of the great detective himself, interview suspects, read reports and search for hidden clues in this free roaming, multi-sensory and intricate world. Which case will you want to crack: The Case of the Poisonous Poet or The Case of the Bloodthirsty Beast? Your sleuthing skills will be rewarded with a trip to our bar to celebrate with your fellow Scotland Yard officers. Sherlock is waiting. THE GAME’S AFOOT.
The Cases: cases for The Game’s Afoot alternate each evening, when booking your preferred performance it will state for which Case you are booking. If you would prefer to see the other cases select an alternative date.
Case 1: The Case of the Poisonous Poet.
A serial killer is on the loose and three bodies have been found, one each night over the past three evenings. In each case the victim was killed in the same way - stabbed in the heart with a poisoned pen - each with a grizzly poem pierced through it. What links the victims? What is the murderers’ motive? And who might be next? Solve the case of the poisonous poet before they strike again...
Case 2: The Case of the Bloodthirsty Beast.
A mutilated body has been discovered. Could the rumors that a fearsome beast is roaming the moorlands baying for its next victim be true? Or has something vicious escaped from the travelling circus? Perhaps there’s just a murderous maniac on the loose? Whichever way there are murky going on afoot and it’s up to you to solve the mystery and discover the truth in the case of the bloodthirsty beast...
Meeting/pick-up point:Madame Tussauds Theatre.
Duration: 1 hour and 5 minutes (no interval).
Start/opening time: From Tuesday to Friday at 6:30pm and 9:30pm. On Saturday at 9:30pm.
Opening days/period: From July 22nd to September 30th.
Min. Age: 16 years.