Daniel McVey’s interactive Edinburgh Fringe show, performed through his drag character Lydia, turns the discovery of a severed foot in a village-fete tombola into a comic murder mystery that develops into cosmic horror. The review finds the production charming and energetic, particularly in its playful recruitment of audience members, though it suggests its satire of English nationalism and elites could go further.

Audience participants become puppeteers, actors and suspects while joining singalongs, flag-waving and mock democratic activities. The mystery involves Cluedo-style suspects and a strange multi-eyed figure in the sky, while tombola prizes include a Susan Boyle CD and hair clips; the reviewer notes that McVey’s reliance on reading dialogue from Lydia’s clipboard slightly weakens the illusion, but praises the show’s twists and imaginative finale.