
Before the party
Thank you so much for RSVP-ing to the social event of the season, A Very Hercule Hallowe’en. Labours of Hercule and Murder by Post can’t wait to welcome you to Whitehaven Mansions, where you'll meet Poirot and his fascinating and distinguished guests.
Here is everything you need to know before the evening begins.
One thing you need to do…
There’s just one thing you need to do before the evening starts – print this handout. No need to study it ahead of time – it will help you solve clues on the night. Remember to bring a pen/pencil.
If you don’t have access to a printer, make sure you can write/draw on the handout on your device.
Read on for more ideas for the evening. These are all optional, but will add to the fun!
Optional, but highly recommended
Delicious cocktails
You may want to make a cocktail/mocktail or two before the evening starts, so you can sip to your heart’s content as we play. They could help sharpen the mind for puzzle-solving antics ahead!
You're welcome to use the Poirot-themed cocktails below, expertly created by Becca & Jon Cook, or feel free to concoct your own recipes.
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Japp’s End of Shift
Pint of beer and a shot of whiskey.
HasTings
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 1 oz blended scotch
- 1/4 oz angostura bitters
- Ting (or other grapefruit soda)
Add rum, scotch and bitters to a collins glass with ice. Stir until chilled, top with soda to taste.
Miss Lemon’s Seance
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz limoncello
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1/2 oz green chartreuse
Shake with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.
Poirot’s Tisane
- 4 oz strongly brewed chamomile tea, hot
- 1/2 oz brandy
- 1/4 oz honey
- 4 dashes orange bitters
- 1 dash Peychaud's bitters
Add ingredients to your favorite teacup, stir and enjoy hot.
Optional, but you could win a prize
Fancy dress
You can choose to dress-up your surroundings, or yourself! Think era-appropriate fancy dress, or something spooky for Hallowe’en…
Prizes will be awarded at the discretion of our expert judges (Frankie & Adam) for:
- Best costume
- Best Hallowe’en décor
- Best Poirot
- Most Damned Offensive costume
Optional, but jolly good fun
Choose your Poirot-era name
Use the initials of your first and last name to choose your Poirot-era name. You can add it on-screen on the night!
Accompanying ridiculous accents strongly encouraged.
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Title
Madame / Monsieur
Chief Inspector
Detective Inspector
Constable
Captain
Commander
Major
Sergeant
Colonel
Professor
Doctor
Reverend
Duchess / Duke
Dame / Sir
Marchioness / Marquess
Countess / Earl
Comtesse / Comte
Viscountess / Viscount
Princess / Prince
Baroness / Baron
Lady / Lord
Honourable
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First name
Ariadne / Alfred
Betty / Bartholomew
Cornelia / Carmichael
Daisey / Demetrius
Ellen / Ephraim
Flossie / Francoise
Ginerva / George
Henrietta / Hector
Iris / Ibrahim
Jacqueline / Johnnie
Katherine / Kenneth
Leonie / Lennox
Magdalene / Mickey
Nadine / Nigel
Olga / Odell
Pilar / Pierre
Quintessa / Quentin
Rosalie / Rex
Salome / Simeon
Thora / Terence
Ursula / Ulysses
Vera / Vincenzo
Walter / Wilhemina
Xanthe / Xavier
Yelena / Yacob
Zia / Zephaniah
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Last name
Arbuthnot
Barnard
Clapperton
Dragomiroff
Emmott
Ferguson
Georges
Havering
Inglethorp
Johnson
Kettering
Lippincott
McGinty
Nevill
Otterbourne
Papopolous
Quentin
Rossakoff
Sheppard
Tredwell
Upjohn
Vavasour
Waverley
Xerxes
Yen
Zobel
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Alternative last name
Ackamarackus
Boondoggle
Cockamamie
Dirty-Swine
Eager-beaver
Flapdoodle
Glad-rags
Humbuggery
I-say
Jiggery-pokery
Killer-diller
Live-wire
Monkeyshine
Nogoodnik
(Damned-)Offensive
Palooka
Quids-In
Rapscallion
Shake-a-leg
Tommyrot
Unmentionables
Very-Cattywampus
Whoopee
Xtreme-Shackbaggerly
Yakkity-yak
Zazz girl
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