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The final act

Teatro Alcázar, 1948. The leading man falls in the third act. The bullet was real.

  • Expert
  • 1–15 players
  • 60–90 min
  • Ages 18+
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The story

A long, demanding deduction case for groups of up to 15 people. For adults.

Madrid, 12 November 1948. The Teatro Alcázar premieres “The Lady of Smoke”, a drama of love and betrayal. A full house. In the box, the most feared critic in the city.

In the last scene, the heroine shoots Rafael Montero's character with a stage pistol loaded with blanks. Every night in rehearsal, Rafael fell, the audience applauded and he got up to take his bow.

Tonight he doesn't get up. The pistol held a real bullet. The police have closed the theatre and given you until dawn to find out who swapped it, how, why… and at what point in the night.

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, method, motive, and moment.

Difficulty

Expert

  • 3 hints per game
  • 2 accusation attempts

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Content warnings

  • A murder with a firearm, with no explicit descriptions.
  • Alcohol and references to debts and blackmail.

Characters

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

  • Rafael MonteroLeading man (the victim)52. The star of the Alcázar for twenty years. Vain, generous and deep in debt.
  • Elena VarelaLeading ladyShe fires the shot every night. She was Rafael's partner until the summer.
  • Tomás IriarteDirectorA perfectionist. Rafael wanted him replaced.
  • Germán SolerUnderstudyThirty years waiting for a leading role. From tomorrow, the role is his.
  • Lucía PradoProps managerShe loads the pistol every night and won't let anyone touch her table.
  • Benito RuizPrompterHe watches the whole show from the prompt box, under the stage. Rafael used to mock him.
  • Doña Amparo LedesmaOwner of the theatreA widow, owner of the Alcázar. She wears a silver fox stole to every premiere.
  • Julio CanoTheatre criticRafael humiliated him in public years ago. He writes his reviews from box 4.
  • MatíasStage-door keeperHe writes down in his notebook everyone who goes backstage.

8 locations

  • Stage

  • Props table

  • Wings and corridor

  • Rafael's dressing room

  • Elena's dressing room

  • Prompt box

  • The owner's office

  • Box 4 and the stalls

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