A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos.
When a priceless painting goes missing at a private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is called upon to uncover the mystery. However, when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis. Together, the pair must interrogate the many characterful suspects that reside at the manor, in order to catch the conniving culprit and solve the crime of the century!
Fresh from selling out their run in the west end, at The Ed Fringe AND A 2025 SPRING TOUR. Shoddy are back with their hit show “A Shoddy Detective”. Grab youR tickets now for the slapstick comedy that's taking the country by storm.
★★★★★- North West End UK ★★★★★- Theatre & Arts Review ★★★★- London Pub Theatres Magazine
★★★★- Theatre scotland
★★★★★- North West End UK ★★★★★- Theatre & Arts Review ★★★★- London Pub Theatres Magazine ★★★★- Theatre scotland
★★★★ - Ed Fringe Review
★★★★ - North East Theatre Guide ★★★★.5 Beyond the curtain
★★★★ - Ed Fringe Review ★★★★ - North East Theatre Guide ★★★★.5 Beyond the curtain
North East Theatre Guide
“HAD THE AUDIENCE LAUGHING THROUGHOUT.”
The Reviews Hub
“WITTY, ENDEARING AND GOOD CLEAN FUN.”
London Pub Theatres Magazine
“SHODDY BY NAME BUT NOT SHODDY BY NATURE!”
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Tour Dates
hull, uk
hull truck theatre
4th - 5th feb 2027
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Dusty
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Mitch Donaldson
Lord Raeburn
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Becky Bartram
Lady Raeburn
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Understudy
MEET THE TEAM
mitch donaldson
Creative Director, Producer & Writer for
Shoddy Theatre
becky bartram
Company Manager & Writer for Shoddy Theatre
anna kesley
Set & Costume Designer
sam glossop
Sound Designer
brian watson
production manager
adam foley
Lighting Designer
holly salewski
Head of Marketing & Associate Producer
for Shoddy Theatre
alison duguid
pr
daniel buckroyd
director
chelmsford theatre
associate producer
joshua beaumont
Producer for The Production Garden
matthew emeny
Producer for The Production Garden
samuel freeman
production coordinator for the production garden
Print supplied by Goldups Lane
Artwork designed by Rebecca Pitt
Photography by The Other Richard
Contact us.
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INFO@THEPRODUCTIONGARDEN.CO.UK