"Murder On The Standon Express"
Think murder mysteries, whodunits and classic crime on a country manor...
There was glamour, games and maybe just a tiny bit of gore. After all there’d been a murder. Was it Miss Scarlet in the study with a candlestick? Pussy Galore? Bugsy Malone and a bunch of custard-pie slinging thugs? Jack the Ripper? Perhaps the demon barber of Fleet Street? Or maybe the Hounds of the Baskervilles?
Guests dressed to kill in their most glamorous garb. You could Imagine you were on the Orient Express or hitting the casinos during 50s Cuba or the Golden Age of Vegas. And no one limited their imaginations when it came to their outfits. There were iconic criminals and arch villains from across the ages. Serial killers, mass murderers, assassins and hired guns were all welcome. But then there were also hard-boiled cops, private eyes, super-sleuths and sheriffs.
Naturally, we had a killer line-up, but there was more than just the music to occupy criminal minds. The site was a real eye-opener. You could take a stroll down Baker Street, stop off in Sweeney Todd’s Barber Shop for a close shave or maybe try one of the pies on sale next door.There were secret hide-outs, games of wink murder on the dancefloor, free hooch in swinging speakeasies and all sorts of other attractions.
Set in an idyllic landscape just 40 minutes from London, Standon Calling is the festival that you will never want to leave. Stumble upon some of the UK’s most thought-provoking immersive theatre, visual arts, poets and comics.
Within the greenest grounds, our music provides an enchanting and memorable soundtrack, whilst we turn the rolling landscape into our own little festival paradise!
By day it makes for the perfect sunny escape- wake up and take a dip in our pool, indulge in our finely picked food, get stuck in to our lovingly created line up. By night, we ignite your hedonistic dreams- all for Standon Calling’s 10th birthday this summer.
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