SHEER LUCK HOLMES, A BRAND-NEW COMEDY MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE TEAM BEHIND FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE EMBARKS ON UK NATIONAL TOUR

Following years of delighting audiences with the Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, Interactive Theatre International is bringing a brand-new immersive dining experience to the UK this October. Sheer Luck Holmes – The Case of the Floating Fiancée, created by Kat Mary Productions in collaboration with Interactive Theatre International, will visit Chatham, Oxford, Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent for a series of strictly limited performances.

Part immersive theatre, part murder mystery and entirely ridiculous, Sheer Luck Holmes invites audiences to join Holmes, Watson and Mrs Hudson as they attempt to recreate one of the great detective’s most recent cases. There is just one problem: Watson and Mrs Hudson are not exactly seasoned actors. Expect outrageous characters, theatrical disasters, slapstick mayhem, missed cues, questionable accents and enough mishaps to make Holmes question his own powers of deduction.

Alongside a delicious three-course meal, guests will be challenged to solve the shocking murder of the young heiress Miss Tessa Lowe, found dead on the eve of her wedding. Was it the jealous cousin? The philandering groom? The embittered housekeeper? Or the love-struck suitor? Will you use your powers of deduction and catch the killer, or will it be down to sheer luck?

The 2026 tour will visit the Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa, Chatham (Tuesday 13th October), Hawkwell House Hotel, Oxford (Wednesday 14th October), Birmingham Council House (Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October), and DoubleTree by Hilton, Stoke-on-Trent (Saturday 17th October). All performances begin at 7.30pm with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets include a three-course meal and two-hour interactive show.

The cast features Jonathon Saunders as Holmes, Rafe Moon as Watson, and Kat Mary as Mrs Hudson.

The production has been created by writer, performer and producer Kat Mary, Artistic Director of Kat Mary Productions and a long-standing performer with Interactive Theatre International. Known for playing Sybil in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience amongst other acting credits, Kat has crafted a fast-paced theatrical experience inspired by classic British comedy and the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes.

Kat also has a family connection to the famous detective. Her great-grandfather, playwright J.E. Harold Terry, co-wrote The Return of Sherlock Holmes, which opened at London’s Prince’s Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in 1923 and ran for 130 performances. The production starred renowned Holmes actor Eille Norwood and was performed with the personal blessing of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself.

Kat Mary said, “Sherlock Holmes has always been part of my family story, so creating a comedy murder mystery around the character felt like a natural fit. I wanted to combine my love of immersive theatre, audience interaction and classic British comedy to create something that feels both familiar and completely unexpected. This isn’t your standard murder mystery evening. It’s a fully-fledged comedy show that has already toured extensively throughout the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, with upcoming performances in Canada and Sweden. It’s packed with theatrical chaos, larger-than-life characters and plenty of opportunities for audiences to get involved. If you’ve enjoyed the chaos of Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, you’re sure to love the mayhem of Sheer Luck Holmes. Fans of The Play That Goes Wrong, Mel Brooks, The Naked Gun and classic British farce will find plenty to enjoy in this delightfully daft murder mystery.”

Jared Harford, Executive Producer of Interactive Theatre International added, “If you’ve ever been to Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, you’ll know there is nothing quite like the energy in the room when an audience is fully invested in the chaos happening around them. Sheer Luck Holmes delivers exactly that — from the moment you sit down, you are part of the story. A genuinely funny, completely unpredictable and utterly brilliant, and we cannot wait for audiences across the UK to get their hands on it this October.”

The show is produced in collaboration with Interactive Theatre International, the company behind Faulty Towers The Dining Experience – the multi award-winning immersive dining phenomenon which has appeared in 43 countries and welcomed over a million guests since 2008.

Tour dates and venues: 

• Tuesday 13th October — Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9AX — Tickets £58pp

• Wednesday 14th October — Hawkwell House Hotel, Oxford, OX4 4DZ — Tickets £56pp

• Thursday 15th October — Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square, B1 1BB — Tickets £56pp

• Friday 16th October — Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square, B1 1BB — Tickets £56pp

• Saturday 17th October — DoubleTree by Hilton, Stoke-on-Trent — Tickets £58pp