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The third performance

Teatro Romea, Murcia, 1901. On reopening night, the seat that is never sold is taken.

  • Expert
  • 1–12 players
  • 60–90 min
  • Ages 16+
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The story

A long deduction case, inspired by the real legend of the Teatro Romea. For adults.

Murcia, 16 February 1901. The Teatro Romea reopens its doors after the fire of 1899, in which one person died. The company of María Guerrero and Fernando Díaz de Mendoza premieres “El estigma” by José Echegaray. One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine seats.

Legend has it that when the theatre was built on the grounds of the convent of Santo Domingo, a friar cursed it: it would burn three times; the third time, with every seat taken. It has already burnt twice. Since 1880, the head usher, Tomás Gil, has kept back one unsold ticket every night: stalls seat number 13.

Tonight, in the first interval, Tomás is found dead in the pit beneath the stage. And in stalls seat 13 sits a lady in mourning who insists she paid for her ticket. The theatre is full. Someone up in the gods has already started talking about the third performance.

What awaits you

Mode

Deduction

Search places, question the suspects and piece together what happened. The accusation is put to a group vote.

Goal

Uncover: culprit, how tomás died, why, and what was going to happen in the third act.

Difficulty

Expert

  • 3 hints per game
  • 2 accusation attempts

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Content warnings

  • A death from a fall, with no explicit descriptions.
  • References to gambling debts.

Characters

5 suspects. Listen to everyone: not everyone tells the truth.

  • Tomás GilHead usher (the victim)68. Guardian of stalls seat 13 since 1880. He knew everything about the house and never kept quiet about any of it.
  • Leandro SauraThe company's accountant44. He has kept the theatre's accounts since the rebuilding. Gold-rimmed glasses, immaculate cuffs, member of the Casino club.
  • Remedios CarrascoBox-office clerk52. Thirty years selling tickets. A widow, serious, with a memory like an account book.
  • Ginés NavarroHead stage machinist50. In charge of the stage machinery, the curtains and the trapdoors. He argued with Tomás this very afternoon.
  • Pascual MarínTicket tout from the square31. He touts tickets at the door of the Romea. Friendly, quick and not very scrupulous.
  • Mercedes AbellánThe lady in stalls seat 1358. A well-off widow, in strict mourning. Fond of spiritualist seances.
  • María GuerreroLeading ladyThe great actress of the Spanish stage. Tonight she stars in “El estigma”. A historical figure: here, a witness.
  • Justo MillánArchitect of the rebuildingAn architect from Hellín who has rebuilt the theatre's interior after the fire. A historical figure: here, a witness.
  • Paco SánchezStagehand apprentice15. He found Tomás's body. His hands are still shaking.

7 locations

  • Plaza de Julián Romea

  • Lobby and box office

  • The stalls

  • The stage

  • The pit

  • María Guerrero's dressing room

  • The accounts office

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