Murder on the Mountain
A mountaineering madness Murder Mystery – Charity Fundraiser
Ask a mountaineer why they want to climb a mountain, and they will tell you Because it’s there! But all the members of the Phipps Expedition seem to have ulterior motives… It’s 1926 and we find ourselves near Alpe d’Huez in the French Alps. Tomorrow, a group of intrepid mountaineers will set out to do… what exactly? Some want to climb mountains, others are suspiciously keen to stay down in the valleys. And for some reason there’s a ditsy chorus girl who just wants everyone to be friends. Tempers fray and egos clash, and when one of the group is brutally murdered the expedition ends before it has even begun. Can Inspector Halliday solve the case before the murderer strikes again? Can you?
Murder on the Mountain is an interactive murder mystery! You will watch the story unfold and have the chance to interrogate everyone. Come join us for an evening of mountaineering, mayhem and murder (no crampons needed!) and see if you can find out whodunit!
Performance schedule
Theaterhuis De Berenkuil
Biltstraat 166, 3572 BP Utrecht
* The total runtime of this performance is expected to be between 2,5 and 3 hours, including intermission
Friday 17 April – 19:30 - 22:30
Saturday 18 April – 14:00 - 17:00
Saturday 18 April – 19:30 - 22:30
Sunday 19 April – 14:00 - 17:00
Cast & Crew
Directed by
Jasper Landman
Written by
Marte van der Linden
Produced by
Lotte van der Velden
Theo Kerckhoffs
Performed by
Chey Reijers - Trixie
Eef de Korte - Dr. Sykes
Francisco Fernandes - Fernando
Jasper Landman - Major Carter
Lotte van der Velden - Penelope
Maeve Moore - Maggie
Marte van der Linden - Amelia
Miriam Saridi, LLM - Detective Inspector Halliday
Simon Wheeler - The Honourable Rupert Phipps
All proceeds go to charity!
Our friend and fellow actor Lotte van der Velden is participating in Alpe d’Huzes, the well-known Dutch fundraising event to combat cancer. She pitched the idea of a murder mystery fundraiser to us and of course we loved it (any excuse to go ‘what’s all this then?’ while wearing a silly hat).
So, what is all this then? Alpe d’HuZes is a yearly event during which 5.000 people cycle, run or walk 15 kilometers up the Alpe d’Huez mountain in France in order to raise money for KWF Kankerbestrijding (the Dutch Cancer Society). Started in 2006 by a small group of friends who wanted to help their friend, the event has since run it course and has grown into the size it has today. Since its first mission, more than 245 million euro has been raised during the event to support research into cancer. Lotte is not participating alone – she is participating as proud team captain of her school’s team, RSG Broklede in Breukelen, a team of 19 students and teachers cycling or walking up the mountain together. You can find out more about Lotte’s Alpe d’Huzes fundraising here.
We are proud to bring you this mountain-themed murder mystery so you can 1) help fund life-saving cancer research and 2) be entertained by our wonderful actors! Murder on the Mountain is not an official Curious Cat play, but since the people involved are basically us and our friends we figured we might as well host it on our website.