2017 Edinburgh Fringe
A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's A Foot, Try The Fish
Rakish aristocrat and first-time detective Charlie Montague must prevent a murder. The chap dies. Sell-out show 2016. PG Wodehouse meets Agatha Christie in this hilarious, one-man murder mystery from award-winning comedian and writer Tom Taylor (as heard on BBC Radio 4's New Comedy Award). 'A gloriously silly murder mystery that delights its audience' **** (Stage). 'A show so funny at one point I thought my lungs were going to burst ... a masterpiece in the genre' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Astoundingly funny' **** (FringeGuru.com).
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How does Tom Taylor stand up as a detective?
These delightfully silly murder mysteries for anyone who ever wished Bertie Wooster was a detective will take the form of one-man plays with a revolving gallery of high-society dames and eccentric waiters, all played by Taylor.
Charles Hutchinson, The York Press, 28th July 2017Fringe 2017 - The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish
Award-winning Comedian, Tom Taylor returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with the reprise of the critically-acclaimed, total sell-out (Fringe 2016) first episode of his wonderfully evocative Charlie Montague Mysteries.
Mike Smith, The Edinburgh Reporter, 7th July 2017#EdFringe17: Tom Taylor is Detective Charlie Montague
Tom brings two shows to Edinburgh. The Game's a Foot Try the Fish and The Man with the Twisted Hip are Charlie Montague mysteries, for anyone who ever wished Bertie Wooster was a detective. But what is Tom's mum doing there?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 6th July 2017Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 4th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 5th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 7th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 8th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 9th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 10th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
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| 18th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
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| 20th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 21st Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 22nd Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 23rd Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 24th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 25th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 26th Aug 2017 | 15:05 | theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |