The Murder Trial Live
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Bought as a gift, still not worth the money
Me and my partner were bought this experience as a birthday present. The trial took place in an inflatable tent in a field. We arrived on time and had to queue for almost an hour in the rain to be seated. When we got to the front of the queue we were charged £15 for parking in a field. When sitting down we were told that we had two choices for lunch options, both £25pp. The choices were a mix of cheese and sides. We were also told drinks were free, but when we went to the "bar" it was £3.50 for a soft drink. The table we were sat at had no indication of table number, and the Usher that seated us was using a map drawn on a paper plate. At least two other people on our table had a different table number on their tickets to us. We would have asked the other four people what table number they had, but they left half way through - presumably because of the acting. It is worth mentioning at this point that the toilet facilities for around 500 people were 5 port-a-loos. When the event actually started an hour and a half after the time indicated on the tickets, technical difficulties held the show up for another few minutes. When the event started in earnest, time was spent flogging the programmes for the show. The show started and we noticed that many of the Ushers were actually part of the performance. Pretty much all of the acting was poor. I don't know how courts usually work but a lot of the evidence was introduced at the last minute which feels wrong. At the end of it all, we past our verdict as a table. After some time waiting, the verdicts were tallied and a final decision was taken. No closure was given as we were not told whether we gave the right or wrong verdict. Overall, I feel like I was overcharged and underwhelmed by the whole thing, I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone I know.