The Jury Experience – The Deadly Boat Ride

An interactive mystery in which the audience sits as the jury, hearing testimony and weighing evidence in a case about a serious accident on a speed boat. It is staged at Shoreditch Town Hall in English.

This outing is a live theatre courtroom drama in which the audience takes the place of the jury. Over the course of the session, spectators hear witness accounts, examine the evidence put before them and, at the end, decide whether the case ends in a guilty or a not guilty verdict.

The case concerns four friends who were together on a speed boat when a serious accident happened, and the question is whether it was murder with intent. Choices made at several points during the performance steer the storyline, so the audience's votes shape what unfolds. Spectators are invited to take apart each witness account and weigh the arguments on both sides. Phones are used at key moments to scan QR codes.

The material deals with domestic abuse, emotional manipulation, alcohol use and a distressing emergency call, so it suits adult audiences. The performance is in English, and Shoreditch Town Hall is wheelchair accessible. Groups of friends and couples who enjoy working through a puzzle together are the most natural fit for a mystery of this kind.