Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit

It’s Agatha Christie, improvised! After sell-out runs in 2024 in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane, the award-winning festival favourite Murder Village plays at Arts Centre Melbourne for the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Immerse yourself in the cozy world of a 1950s Agatha Christie-style novel as Melbourne’s funniest improvisers craft eccentric characters and perplexing mysteries from your suggestions. Any of the village’s suspicious denizens could be dispatched at any moment, and any of them could be the murderer. It’s your secret ballot votes that determine who lives, who dies and who will be unmasked as the culprit.

In Murder Village, the local police inspector may be incompetent but thankfully local busybody and amateur sleuth Verity Garner is on hand to sort the red herrings from the tell-tale clues. See if you can solve the crime first… whether you see one show or all of them, no two chapters of this critically acclaimed show are the same!

“Completely enthralling… ★★★★★” – Theatre People

“Keeps you on the edge of your seat” ★★★★★ On the House!

“Absolutely hilarious” ★★★★½ Glam Adelaide

“Midsomer Murders meets Thank God You’re Here” ★★★★½ The Ponder Room

“So funny, it should be criminal. ★★★★” – Lilithia Reviews

“Fully improvised and very funny… highly recommended. ★★★★” – Sydney Arts Guide

“A delightfully entertaining show that brings the charm of Agatha Christie novels to life… ★★★★” – Sydney Scoop

“This would easily be the most polished improv I have ever seen.” – Judge’s Pick Comment, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023

“A classic English murder mystery that’s fully improvised and loaded with humour.” – The Age