Presented as part of the 2026 New Works Festival. Prepare to be puzzled by three plays which investigate mysteries, from the cosmically unknown to the human heart:

• Party Crash by Caspian Stonehouse, directed by Adam Adivi & Anthony DeCiccio: Rachel and Esther are two friends going to a party—one looking for love, the other for adventure. Will a brush with The Interloper prevent them from finding it? Not if Colleen and Jacob have anything to say about it.
  There’s romance. There’s fighting. Maybe it’s cyberpunk?
• Tony’s Only by Zivy Hardy, directed by Elizabeth Bate: Tony Powell, celebrity physician and host of the programme Tony’s Only, lives his life in the public eye, to the frustration of his wife Joan.  But when he goes missing from a week-long getaway on a remote Greek island, she steps into the spotlight to search for him.  Can she find what she’s lost?
• Where Are We (the one with Sam) by James Piper, directed by Caspian Stonehouse: Sam and Remy find themselves with no memory of how they arrived, no sense of what time it is, and no clear way home. What follows is a ten-minute comedy of repetition, circular logic, and mutual frustration — two people talking past each other while slowly, reluctantly arriving at something like acceptance. Then, just as they agree to part ways, Remy turns back with one final question that quietly reframes everything that came before.

Mystery Matinee! will be presented three times at the New Works Festival, on August 15, 22, and 23 (2pm curtain). Following the August 15 performance there will be a talkback featuring some of the authors and directors.