Murder mystery experience on British luxury train – cleverly conceived, perfectly acted, and with a delicious five-course lunch to boot
- A Moving Murder Mystery journey sees guests on board a British Pullman try to uncover a murderer among a group ‘travelling to see the 1950s Festival of Britain’
- The actors’ amusing ad libs and direct interactions with passengers draw participants in as the train travels from London’s Victoria station to Dover and back
The passengers are settled into their seats and the train is about to depart when a dapper, mustachioed young man dressed in tweeds hurries through the carriage.
“I don’t actually have a ticket, I’m looking for a compartment to hide in,” he announces, before disappearing through the mahogany doors to the next car. While we are left bemused in his wake, a pair of equally stylish women sashay through, murmuring between themselves about needing champagne.
Something sinister is afoot; not so much Murder on the Orient Express, more Murder on the British Pullman.
We’re on board the British Pullman in Victoria Station, London for A Moving Murder Mystery journey. The immersive theatrical performance called Dead On Time has been created specifically for the train by Private Drama Events.
Before even leaving the station we have been transported back to 1951. Not just because of the lavish vintage Pullman, owned by hospitality and leisure company Belmond, but a vivacious group are on board who have been enjoying the Battersea Pleasure Gardens at the Festival of Britain.