Murder Village
An Improvised Whodunnit
It’s Agatha Christie, improvised! After sell-out runs in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane, the award-winning festival favourite Murder Village returns to the 2026 Brisbane Comedy Festival to celebrate 10 years of improvised whodunnits.
Immerse yourself in the cozy world of a 1950s Agatha Christie novel as Australia’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 police inspector may be incompetent but there is always an amateur sleuth on hand to sort the red herrings from the tell-tale clues. See if you can solve the crime first… after all, no two chapters of this critically acclaimed show are the same!
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit is a comedic off-the-cuff mystery created by some of the country’s most experienced improvisers. In essence, it’s Agatha Christie – improvised!
The hilarious format is a chance for lovers of crime fiction to immerse themselves in a world of English villages, red herrings and suspicious characters. For an hour, audiences will live inside an Agatha Christie novel they’ve never read, populated by vicars, retired generals, amateur dramatic society members and whipsmart amateur sleuths with a knack for solving murders.
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit was developed and directed by David Massingham for a 2016 debut season in Brisbane with ImproMafia (now Improv Queensland). Since relocating to Victoria in 2018, Murder Village has performed to sold out crowds and critical acclaim in solo seasons and festivals such as Melbourne Fringe Festival (awarded Judge’s Picks in 2023 for Best Comedy), Sydney Fringe Festival, (awarded a Remount Award in 2022), Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Perth Fringe World, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Noosa Alive! and Brisbane Comedy Festival.
For their 10th anniversary, Murder Village is coming back to its first home to celebrate with a murder or three. Can you solve the case…?
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Suitable for ages 12+
Contains adult themes
Contains simulated violence
Children under the age of two are not permitted; all other ages must hold a valid ticket
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