Dinner, Drag, Drinks… and a Detective?
Interact with the suspects, solve a puzzle, collect clues and help our detective solve the murder!
Dont miss this one-of-a-kind Murder Mystery Dinner theatre experience only available in Vancouver – a musical murder mystery show with clues to collect and puzzles to solve. Can you solve the murder? Participation is optional - some guests will be offered roles in the show but you can also opt to just sit back and enjoy the drama and hilarity as the mystery unfolds. Costumes encouraged!
Murder is a Drag Chapter 1: Dinner Date With Death is our first show in the series and has been performed to over a dozen sold out audiences so far! Dinner Date with Death is a murder mystery set at a restaurant. Can you sort through the alibi’s and the drama and solve it?
This Experience is "Very Vancouver"
All three shows are set in Vancouver and the scripts were written by the owner of Vancouver Mysteries (and longtime Vancouver resident) Tanya Bennett. If you're a local you will catch some references that visitors might miss; while visitors will learn some things about the city during this uniquely Vancouver experience.
Each of the three chapters in the Murder is a Drag series is a standalone show with new suspects and a new murderer. Chapter One: Dinner Date with Death is set in an Italian restaurant inspired by the Commercial Drive neighbourhood. Chapter Two: Wake the Dead is set at the funeral of a local millionaire Shawn Essy. Chapter Three: Rhinestones are Forever is dedicated to original Murder is a Drag cast member Dee Monstrative and honours their legacy by donating one dollar from every ticket sold to the Rhinestone Phoenix Foundation.
Plan A Special Night Out with a Dinner Show
Doors 5:30pm, dinner 6:00pm, show 7:00pm
The Dinner Show includes a delicious buffet dinner catered by the hotel with some fun add-on options: you can pre-order a bottle of wine or add-on a dessert plate for two when you buy your tickets.
Murder is a Drag shows are always guaranteed to be campy, fun and fast-paced with a running time of 90 minutes with two intermissions. Plan to get there early if you hope to be one of the lucky guests who will be offered a part in the show. Guests can also choose to sit back and just watch while all of the drama unfolds around them, participation is always optional. Of course, since this is a Vancouver Mysteries experience, there are puzzles for guests to solve and clues to collect. Every guest also has an opportunity to guess the identity of the killer and each show ends with prizes and a meet and greet with the cast.
If you are planning a group outing, buy all of the tickets together or call the Vancouver Mysteries office and let them know. If we know ahead of time, we will plan to seat you all together. We can't guarantee that if you don't let us know ahead of time and the show is sold out.
Before & After the Show
The fun begins when the doors open for the Dinner Show at 5:30pm - the bar will be open and a DJ will be there to set the mood with mysterious tunes. Experience Hosts will also be there to greet you and answer any questions.
Stock & Supply is on the main floor of the hotel and the audience tends to head down there after the show. If you’re going to the Late Show this is also the perfect place to meet up with friends for dinner. There is a limited seating capacity so reservations are recommended. Show your Murder is a Drag booking confirmation when you arrive to save 15% on their regular menu (alcohol and happy hour not included).
Stay Over in Downtown Vancouver
Save on a room at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Downtown Suites - they are offering an exclusive rate* just for Murder is a Drag ticket holders. *Guests will need to show their Vancouver Mysteries ticket/purchase at check-in in order to receive the discount.
Making Vancouver More Fun & Mysterious Since 2014
Vancouver Mysteries has been bringing mystery experiences to downtown Vancouver and beyond for over a decade and is best known for their five outdoor escape rooms. Murder is a Drag debuted in the West End in 2024 and then moved to Gastown. Murder is a Drag has recently relocated to the Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Downtown Suites at 438 Seymour, the same hotel where Vancouver Mysteries runs its other mystery dining experiences The Case of the Hotel Detective and The Legend of the Gastown Gold. If you are a local or visiting Vancouver and you love mysteries, you’ll want to try a Vancouver Mysteries experience.