A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos.
When a priceless painting goes missing at Lord and Lady Raeburn’s private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is called upon to uncover the mystery. However, when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis. Together, the pair must interrogate the many characterful suspects that reside at the manor, in order to catch the conniving culprit and solve the crime of the century!
A Shoddy Detective has sold out at Edinburgh Fringe, The Camden Fringe, New Normal Festival and a 2023 Spring Tour. Follow us for future performance date and more.
Reviews
“THE CLASSICS OF COMEDY BROUGHT TO THE 21ST CENTURY”
Audience Review
★★★★ “THE FARCE HAD THE AUDIENCE LAUGHING THROUGHOUT.”
North East Theatre Guide
★★★★ “SHODDY BY NAME BUT NOT SHODDY BY NATURE”
London Pub Theatre Magazine
★★★★ “WITTY, ENDEARING AND GOOD CLEAN FUN”
The Reviews Hub
★★★★ “I KNEW I WAS IN FOR A NIGHT OF COMEDY AND THEY CERTAINLY DELIVERED”
A View From The Outside
★★★★
Theatre Scotland
★★★★
Ed Fringe Review
★★★★
Get The Chance
Credits
Performers: Mitch Donaldson, Becky Bartram, Luke Rose
Produced by: Mitch Donaldson on behalf of Shoddy Theatre
Lighting Design: Adam Jeffereys
Sound Design by: Asa-Kae Rodney-Bartlett
Artwork by: Rebecca Pitt
Photography by: The Other Richard
Adapted by: Mitch Donaldson,
Based on The Art of Deception by: Mitch Donaldson, Josh Thompson, Lucy Wordsworth, Zach Devereaux, Oliver Mulvey & Megan Froud.
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