04/02/2026
Quick! More tickets have been released for opening night of A Stab In The Dark - our murder mystery play at Olveston for the Fringe Festival. Previously sold out very quickly, these will not last long either.
Did you catch the videos introducing the characters?
Our leading lady, Isabel Harpur and her professional partner, Alfred were inspired by real life Dunedin personalities in the 1920s!
Harpur lived at 20 Maitland St as a single mother, making good money from song writing. Harpur/Pettit co-wrote "The Prisoners Release" which was commercially successful. Long forgotten about until Harpur's daughter's name was found, chalked up on a board in the basement of the house remembering them to the world again.
While Isabel struggled for child support from her ex husband, she was encouraging other local artists to write music and have it professionally published through the British Song Society. She eventually remarried and moved to England, hopefully living happily ever after!
However, in this play she may not suffer the same fate... We used her and Alfred as inspiration but their story is vastly different!
Get your tickets and find out who lives and dies. Search for clues but also see the gorgeous home that is Olveston and pretend for a moment you really are in 1920s Dunedin, rubbing shoulders with the stars.
https://www.dunedinfringe.nz/events/a-stab-in-the-dark
