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Minimum 10 people & Maximum 12 people October 1942. Across Europe and Africa, the war is turning against Hitler. At Stalinrad, despite enduring months of the worst fighting ever seen, Russian Soldiers and civilians are starting to push the German army back from its positions; in North Africa, Montgomery has just launched his assault on Rommel's troops at El Alamein; and in East Africa, British forces have seized control of the strategically vital ports of Madagascar. In the words of Winston Churchill: 'It is not the end; it is not even the beginning of the end; but it is, perhaps, the end of the of the beginning.' Meanwhile France has been divided in two - Paris and the north is occupied by the Germans, whilst the south and the colonies are nominally independent under the puppet government in Vichy. Casablanca falls under the Vichy control. Despite the presence of German troops, it is still governed by the French civilian authorities. It too has seen fighting, but nothing much worse than the kind of bar-room brawl that helps soldiers of all nations relax when off-duty. America has entered the War, but is still officially at peace with Vichy France. Diplomatic relations between the two governments are tense and will be broken off next month, shortly before US forces land at Casablanca to take the city for the Allies - for now, however, American civilians are safe in Casablanca. The British, on the other hand, are very clearly the enemy. You are here this evening at the official residence of the Deputy Mayor of Casablanca, Monsieur Le Grandbutte, for a dinner where the guest of honour was to have been France's greatest living mime artist, The Black Cat. But France's greatest living mime artist is no longer living. He has been murdered. And you are one of the suspects. The characters are :- Huges Le Grandbutte - Deputy-Mayor of Casablanca, a bureaucrat Edith Le Grandbutte - Huges wife, formerly a dancer. Nicole Le Grandbutte - 18 year old Daughter of Huge and Edith Pia Fedora - A Spanish dancer, the lover of the late Black Cat Kirk Ramson III - An American, a doomed romantic Otto Von Pinkelwurst - A Gestapo officer, not entirely sane Countess Bogov - A Russian aristocrat in exile, glamorous Monsieur Oily-Carte - A Parisian theatrical agent, slightly seedy Seamus O Hack - An Irish journalist, fond of drink Pierre Paysanski - Nicole's boyfriend, a leftish poet Cherie Boot - A husky voiced nightclub singer Ingrid Pith - A Danish art-dealer, busty and flirtatious To get the full benefit of the intrigue Mysterious Meetings strongly advise booking at least 1 month before the date of the party. The evening will take between 3 and 4 hours. The venue can be either a home address, hotel conference room, pub private room etc All this for just £40.00 payment by PayPal. |