SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CURSE OF THE ASHTONBURRYS

Episode I of the Ashtonburry Chronicles: The Prequel

Have you received an invitation to the annual masquerade ball at Darkwood Castle? Congratulations and welcome to the noble highlight of the Scottish ball season, garnished with a delicate 4-course menu! The guest costume with the most extravagant mask will be awarded!

The year is 1895 and Lady Augusta II, Marquise of Orkney, is holding court. Everyone has come: Prominent personalities, artists, bohemians of every stripe, aristocrats, politicians, famous actresses, singers and adventurers who know how to camouflage their debauchery and revelry behind sophisticated masks. But two gentlemen from 221b Baker Street, better known as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, are also expected. The former, however, has not yet arrived. The hostess, however, fervently hopes for his appearance, especially since it was she herself who asked him for help.

Her husband, Edward the XII. Lord Ashtonburry, meanwhile, stays where he usually stays: In London at the House of Lords or at his favorite secretive club, Diogenes. His wife Augusta feels neglected and now cultivates all the more devotedly her passion for grand societies and her secretary. But now the Marquise is being blackmailed and the culprit is threatening to strike at the festival. When in the course of the evening a murder actually takes place, it even seems that the curse of the Ashtonburrys would come true once again. But behind what mask lurks death? Or are there even supernatural forces at work here…?

Sherlock Holmes must decide, but, “Once you’ve ruled out the impossible, what’s left must be the truth – however improbable it may sound.” The game has begun… and you are in the middle of it!

Scene of the crime: Hotel Schloss Edesheim, Luitpoldstrasse 9, 67483 Edesheim

Time of the crime: September 19, 2024
Ransom: 89 €, incl. 4-course menu + aperitif
Admission from 18:45, start at 19:30
Duration: about 4 hours

Further dates:
11.12.2024 (€ 95 p.p.)
12.12.2024 (€ 99 p.p.)
20.02.2025 (€ 95 p.p.)
17.04.2025 (€ 95 p.p.)