In honour of Cluedo arriving at Leeds Grand Theatre from 22-26 March, the staff at LHT have been playing their own murder mystery across social media this week. Here is a round up in case you missed it!
Our very own Marketing Officer, Paul, was found dead on the steps of the Emerald Grand Hall. But whodunnit?! Someone within the building must have been responsible, but who? And…with what?!
Written by Ellen Carnazza and Bryony Jameson.
The Victim
Paul, Marketing Officer
Paul was a bit of a troublemaker at Leeds Heritage Theatres so most of the departments had reasons for wanting him gone!
However, we narrowed it down to five key suspects who were all spotted near the Emerald Grand Hall wielding a potential weapon around the time of his death.
During questioning, they each came up with a excuse for being near the murder scene with their respective object. But do you believe their alibis? And who has the strongest motive?
Let’s see if you can you work out whodunnit…
The Suspects
Ian, House Manager
Weapon: A bottle of prosecco.
Motive: Paul kept eating all the ice cream from the freezers.
Alibi: Ian claims he was on his way to restock the Emerald Grand Hall bar.
Did Ian get tired of calling Northern Bloc to replace the missing interval ice cream and hit Paul with a bottle of prosecco?
Imogen, Learning and Education Administrator
Weapon: A feather boa.
Motive: Paul kept napping in the prop cupboard and messing it up.
Alibi: Imogen claims she was doing a school tour.
Did Imogen try to protect her pristine prop cupboard by strangling Paul with a feather boa?
Mark, Stage Door Receptionist
Weapon: A poster tube.
Motive: Paul kept signing in at stage door using rude pseudonyms.
Alibi: Mark claims he was delivering post to the admin offices.
Did Mark finally snap and take his revenge by whacking Paul to death using a poster tube?
Pat, Deputy Box Office Manager
Weapon: A telephone cord.
Motive: Paul kept making up silly show names to put on the tickets.
Alibi: Pat claims she was on her way to test the view from the Upper Circle.
Did Pat put a stop to Paul’s silliness by strangling him with a telephone cord?
TJ, Technician
Weapon: A podger.
Motive: Paul unplugged a follow spot to charge his phone during a show.
Alibi: TJ claims she was going to check the lighting rig.
Did TJ ensure the show must go on by bludgeoning Paul to death with a podger?
The Killer
So, whodunnit… Ian with the bottle of prosecco? Imogen with the feather boa? Mark with the poster tube? Pat with the telephone cord? TJ with the podger?
Well, the clued-in among you may have noticed a key flaw in one of their alibis which meant that one of our suspects was lying to us about their whereabouts the whole time…
The Front of House team told us that Ian would never be seen restocking the bars!
We pounced on this suspicious behaviour and finally gained a confession.
The killer is…
Ian the House Manager, with a bottle of prosecco, on the steps of the Emerald Grand Hall!
“And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for your meddling followers!”
So there you have it! Ian, our House Manager, lost his temper and killed Paul for eating all the ice cream. Thanks to our social media detectives, the killer is locked up and Leeds Grand Theatre (and its ice cream…) is now safe!
Join us for Cluedo from 22-26 March for more detective work and an evening of fun, exciting and hilarious entertainment.
