No two nights are ever the same at Murder, She Didn’t Write, an entirely improvised comedy whodunnit settling in for a strictly limited Monday-night residency at the Duchess Theatre. The Edinburgh Fringe troupe Degrees of Error return with the sell-out show that has toured to packed houses.
Working only from ideas shouted out by the audience, the company builds a full murder mystery on the spot, inventing the victim, the suspects, the motive and the killer in front of your eyes. Every performance delivers a different crime with a different set of suspects and a different culprit, so the ending is a genuine surprise to the cast as much as to you. All you have to do is solve it.
The show runs for roughly two hours including an interval and is recommended for ages 12 and above.
Why it’s worth the watch
A comedy where the entire plot is dreamed up live, so you are never watching the same show twice.
- Made up on the spot. Degrees of Error improvise the whole whodunnit from audience suggestions, with no script to fall back on.
- A new mystery every night. The victim, suspects, motive and killer all change at every single performance.
- Fringe pedigree. The company built its following through sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe.
- You help solve it. The audience shapes the clues and tries to name the murderer before the cast reveals all.
