A Murder Mystery Musical – The Detective's Demise
A Murder Mystery Musical – The Detective's Demise is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at The Caves. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 17:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Sell-out murder mystery comedy musical returning to the Fringe! New songs. New Twists. New Turns. Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like candles on a cake. Five suspects have means, motive and opportunity, but with the detective lying "stone" dead, Ben's protege, sleuth Penelope Puck, must take on the investigation... With showstopping songs and devilish twists, Penelope attempts to solve the jaw-dropping murder, as ever more ridiculous motives are uncovered one by one – until the killer is finally revealed... Expect crimes, rhymes and good times!
Details
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Caves
- Space: Just The Fancy Room
- Genre: OPERA, Musical theatre, Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 80 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Just The Fancy Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Stairs: 11- 20 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 21 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
An amazing venue that set the scene perfectly, the production features a young cast with some great comedy acting and powerful vocals
— One4Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £14.00