Join bestselling crime author, Clare Donoghue and the Taunton Thespians at the Brewhouse Theatre for a thrilling evening of death, detective work and drinks and nibbles.
The Brewhouse Bards are making their final preparations for their Halloween performance of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. With only a handful of main parts and stage time to fight for, competition is fierce. On the night of the dress rehearsal, a selective few members of the public have been invited to the performance. However, as with all dress rehearsals they’ve been told to expect delays, interruptions and the occasional missed line, and entrance. What they didn’t expect was murder.
Can our audience, turned detectives, solve the murder before the killer strikes again?
Detectives will be put into teams of 6 to solve the murder and there will be special prizes for the top three teams.
Book a full team of 6 in one transaction and get £5 off per person! Tickets include the murder mystery experience, nibbles supplied by Mr Miles, plus a book by Clare Donoghue. Clare will also do a book signing at the end of the event.
Clare Donoghue
After ten years in London, working for a City law firm, Clare Donoghue moved back to her home town in Somerset to undertake an MA in creative writing at Bath Spa University. The initial chapters of Never Look Back, her first novel, were long-listed for the CWA Debut Dagger award. She went on to publish 4 novels in the Lockyer & Bennett series with Pan Macmillan. Alongside her writing, Clare is also a freelance editor and creative writing tutor, using her knowledge and experience to help others achieve their writing dreams!
Taunton Thespians
The Taunton Thespians are a fun, friendly and creative theatre group based in Taunton. Membership is open to anyone aged 16 or over with an interest in live theatre. Every year we stage two major theatre productions, participate in drama festivals and spend two weeks on the road with an outdoor touring production in July. In November 2024, we were thrilled to premiere a brand-new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic tale “Dracula”. And we are excited to revisit the Dracula’s world in the form of a murder mystery.
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Waiting List & Re-Selling Tickets
While we have a no refund and no exchange policy, the Box Office facilitates a Waiting List for events which are sold out, and a potential Re-Sale list of tickets that customers can no longer use. If an event is listed as sold out, please phone the Box Office to add your name and phone number to the Waiting List.
If you can no longer use your ticket(s), please phone the Box Office to discuss. We may be able to sell them to another customer if the event is sold out. These tickets will not be for purchase online, but will be offered to customers already on the Waiting List or who enquire after the show has sold out.
If some or all of your tickets are re-sold, they will be refunded to you minus the non-refundable £3 commission on each ticket.
We do not guarantee any sales via this process, and we will only attempt to re-sell tickets when all other seats have been sold and the event is listed as sold out.
Essential Companions
For patrons who require an Essential Companion to access our venue, we offer one complimentary ticket per patron with access needs. This is available when booking in person, on the telephone, or online. Before you book for the first time, please give the Box Office a call or email us to register for this.
Essential Companion tickets are intended for customers requiring additional support. This must be due to disability-related needs, significant and in excess of what could be reasonably expected of family or friends already accompanying you. Please note: Essential Companions must be able to provide adequate assistance in the event of an emergency or evacuation.
Babies-on-Lap & Under 16s
You are welcome to bring babies under 24 months free of charge, seated on your lap, one baby per lap. You do not need tickets for babies and you do not need to notify us. Anyone aged 2+ requires their own ticket. Young people under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible person aged 18+.
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