Five shows for enterprising private eyes
Are you a lover of true crime podcasts? Do you trawl the internet searching for evidence to post to reddit that will lead to a mystery being solved? Have you searched Google Earth for secret army bases or ancient civilisations more than once? If so, Anywhere 2021 has some shows for you.
The Anywhere Festival is always one of the best places to see shows that allow you to fully immerse yourself in the action. And we're not just talking immersion, we're talking the kind of shows that give you the full starring role, where you solve the case, and take home the fortune and glory.
If you want that spotlight and you're up for the challenge, here are five cases … sorry, shows for an enterprising private eye to solve this Anywhere Festival.
Set in the gorgeous Miegunyah House in Bowen Hills, Eve's Game takes you into a young woman's life in Victorian Brisbane in the late 19th Century. Immerse yourself into a world of parlour games, puzzles and feminist themes in this gorgeous setting while you try to solve the disappearance of young woman.
Read our interview with one of the creators of Eve’s Game.
You arrive at the rendezvous point in post-apocalyptic Brisbane, but the bunker is abandoned and security is missing. Can you work with your team to figure out what happened and call for rescue and escape Brisbane before it's too late? An escape room with a local twist, created especially for this year’s festival.
Haven't your always wanted to be part of a live Cluedo game? A murder most foul interupts your dinner and there are six very familiar suspects Solve a mysterious murder alongside Chief Inspector Ash, while you sup with Brisbane's finest. Each night is a new experience, as a new room, weapon, and killer are chosen at random for every show. Includes dinner.
Murder at the Needle and Thread
Brisbane's northside has a reputation for sin. Brendale Brewing Company is the setting for this new interactive murder mystery created by Insideoutside Theatre Company, masters of this artform. Can you can solve the spate of murders before it's too late? One night only, 20 May.
Witness the unravelling of a great conspiracy (that may not exist). Edge Improv takes you on a journey into the most conspiratorial of conspiracies that you help unravel. Taking suggesting from the audience, resident expert in all thing underground, Sir Walter Von Troutmeister will "construct an earth-shaking conspiracy that may make you gasp - and laugh!"
