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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Anya Ryan

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder review – hapless podcast hosts play detectives

You can’t help but buy into it … Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder, Summerhall, Edinburgh.
You can’t help but buy into it … Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder, Summerhall, Edinburgh. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Best friends for life Kathy and Stella are the murder-obsessed hosts of Yorkshire’s least successful true crime podcast. And things aren’t looking great. Their careers are nonexistent, their families are worried sick and their favourite author, Felicia Taylor, has just been killed. But that does mean they’ve got the chance to take on the job they were born to do. It’s time to solve a crime.

Armed with only their Twitter feeds, their “murder gang” of limited online devotees and no experience, can they do it? This murder mystery musical presented by Fleabag producer Francesca Moody is a thrilling foray into silliness. Starting out in the role of Felicia, Jodie Jacobs then transforms into the murder victim’s sister and brother – even if, hilariously, they’re all basically the same on first entrance.

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