Last night, I - along with seven others-was a dinner guest at the fictional Watersdown Manor. It was January, 1939 in Yorkshire, England. Our host, however, never appeared: Sir Roger was found floating face down in the estate pool shortly before the first course... commencing an evening of tangled inquest into who was responsible for our host's untimely death.
Some friends and i had agreed to have a Murder Mystery Dinner party- one couple hosted the dinner, and another facilitated the mystery...i, on the other hand, simply showed up- in costume, of course. We had a fantastic time- playing our assigned characters, deducing whodunnit, and relishing a grand english dinner (roast beef and yorkshire pudding) in the midst of the suspicion, laughter and accusations.
My character, Randy, was a rising american actress- and (i found as the script unfolded) a bit of a gold digger -and rather loose, besides. Randy definitely had motive- but so did everyone else. Dame Ali Bigh was a mystery novelist that suspected that Sir Roger knew about her criminal past- Dr. Mal Praktiss, Donny, Flo and E. also had too many secrets... while Pro and Rog Jr. were illegitimate sons, each vying to be the heir of Watersdown... It was a deplorable cast of characters- the guest list was infamous, at best.
I was delighted in the finale to have accused the killer correctly: as i suspected, Rog Jr. was a phony... an impostor out to steal a fortune. The notorious Watersdown Affair was concluded.
It was a really fun night- like a live action version of the board game Clue. I love mysteries so this was a really entertaining and engaging night out for me. Rocking the vintage outfits (and hair/make-up) was a blast all in itself. And if a whodunnit dinner party wasn't already amusement enough, the fact that my character was given a pink feather boa absolutely made my night. I mean, seriously- a feather boa?!
These girls look like trouble...
...and they aren't the only ones!
Accusations flew,
mischief brewed,
and a good time was had by the whole suspicious crew:)
