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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Chris Wiegand

The Mystery of Little Angel Theatre review – Robin Stevens brings juicy intrigue in dynamic whodunnit

Danyah Miller in The Mystery of Little Angel Theatre.
A demanding, non-stop hour … Danyah Miller in The Mystery of Little Angel Theatre. Photograph: Ellie Kurttz

Can 50 people play a board game together? That’s the premise for this mystery that has queen of kids’ crime fiction Robin Stevens as a writing consultant. As you would expect from Stevens, there’s a grisly murder to solve, lots of juicy intrigue and a lineup of dubious characters with highly plausible motives.

It’s up to us, says host Danyah Miller, to “get involved and get it solved”. And there’s no one like Miller, who arrives high-fiving the front row, to ensure a young audience’s involvement. I can clearly remember the sense of wonder in the air while she baked a cake in Kika’s Birthday several years ago.

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