The comedic musical, who-done-it, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” continues its run at Theatre 29 this weekend. Reporter Rebecca Havely shares how you can help solve the mystery…
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is the winner of the Tony “Triple Crown”: Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score! A distinguished company of Victorian-era actors ask you, the audience, to help them solve the ending of an unfinished Dickens novel. The young Edwin Drood mysteriously disappears, presumably murdered. But who did it? Was it Drood’s drug-addicted rival, John Jasper? The infamous opium den owner, Princess Puffer? The Reverend Crisparkle? Durdles the drunken grave digger? Or the mysterious twins from the Orient, Helena and Neville Landless? In the end the audience votes at each performance on who did the deed. This ensures you’ll never see the same show twice.
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” will run Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. through June 27 with a 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees on June 21. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 seniors and military, and $8 for students with ID or children under 12. Purchase tickets on line at theatre29.org, or by calling the box office at 760-361-4151.
