Magic Hour
The Interactive Murder Mystery Disco
There’s a murder on the dance floor and we need you to solve it. Magic Hour is an interactive, farcical, queer thriller. Come and infiltrate the nightclub, grill its staff and clientele and see if you have what it takes to find out who’s behind the crime. With ghosts, time-machines and a killer on the loose there's no time to lose... Your Disco Needs You!
First performed in May 2018 at the Night Owl, Birmingham, Magic Hour is Quick Duck's first production. Created in response to the closures of night clubs in Digbeth, Magic Hour offers an exciting night out in a club with no pressure to drink. Since its first run Magic Hour has done two revivals, one in February 2019 and one at the National Student Drama Festival 2019 where it recieved three awards.
NSDF '19
Judges Award for
Singularity of Vision
Will Jackson
NSDF '19
Judges Award for
Best Ensemble
NSDF '19
Clive Wolfe Bursary
Carly McIntosh
Production Photographs
Lane and Grey (May 18), Beatrice Debney (NSDF)
Reviews
Grace Patrick, Noises Off Magazine, NSDF 2019
"Quick Duck Theatre aren’t just telling a story, they’re constructing an entire world and inviting us to take a step into it. It’s an enormous undertaking, but I can hardly see how it could be done better."
Alicja Baranowska, Noises Off Magazine, NSDF 2019
"They improvised. They adapted. They made the audience feel involved and continued the show despite unexpected and somewhat tricky circumstances. And they did it well."
Marina Johnson, Noises Off Magazine, NSDF 2019
"It turns out a power cut can't stop Quick Duck Theatre from putting on an electric show. The energy of the performers was infectious enough to carry us all though; the denouement more of a rock concert, than a fabulously technicolour drag night. But it was no less spectacular for it."
Lucy Thompson, Noises Off Magazine, NSDF 2019
"How did I get here? The story is immediately so engrossing that you go along without a second thought, following the investigators through madcap interviews and clue-hunting. Then you take a step back and realise everyone is wearing glittery black veils and, cult-like, chanting prayers in memory of a fictional character."
Emma Rogerson, Noises Off Magazine, NSDF 2019
"With a gigantic cast spreading a ton of fun, gender-bended caricatures that interacted with the audience before the show started and an engaging story told through an intricate set, the show wasn’t only a masterclass in improv, but also a clearly well thought out performance."
Production Team
Director - Will Jackson Producer - Lucy Bird Stage Manager - Chaz Webb
Associate Producer - Carly Macintosh Assistant Producer - Emily Horn
Lighting Design - Marcus Paragpuri (May 2018) / Kirsty Bennett (Feb 2019/NSDF)
Cast
Detectives
Totters
Sarah Allwright
DI Runcorn
Rachel Baker
Betsy Conybear
Jack Beresford
DI Wicks
Abbie Cooper
CI Gurnings
Kat Forbes
Colin Bradford
Meabh Quinn
Colin Bradford
Vita Fox
(Feb 2019)
Isabella/Totters
Abbi Greenwood
Betsy Conybear
Alex Wilcox
(Feb 2019)
Employees of
Club de Pompidou
Samantha De Pompidou
Will Jackson
Sterling Dollair
Satya Baskaran
Studley Davies
Zoe Head
Madame Lola
Laurs Oakley
The Great Alonso
Lucy Price
The Glamarous Isabella
Lydia Stone
Beryl Carname
Charlotte Boyer
Stacy Delorean
Darcy Dobson
Gracy Mercardes
Emma Phelan
Tracy Diesel
Elle Rattenbury
Martin Sparks
Marcus Paragpuri
Clive Ammunition
Chaz Webb
Sterling Dollair
Kalifa Taylor
(Feb 2019)
Sterling Dollair
Lucy Bird
(NSDF)
Martin Sparks
Kirsty Bennett
Guests of
Club de Pompidou
Cheetah Tofurkey
Jack Davies
Hans
Taylor Herbert
Kevin Coprolite
Antonia Strafford-Taylor
Cecile Foxtrot
Flora Wilson Brown