Find PSMT at its new domain.
Launched during the height of the first COVID wave, Prime Stage Mystery Theatre was initially designed to fill a gap left by live theatre performances during those dark months of social distancing. Thus, the theatre company known for “bringing theatre to life” took on the new mission of “bringing theatre to your home.”
Debuting in October 2020 with “A Knavish Piece of Mystery,” the podcast quickly developed a following, so much so that when COVID restrictions lifted and in-person theatre resumed, PMST expanded to include interactive displays on opening nights of Prime Stage’s live productions.
The podcast also featured interviews with guests who provided background for the mysteries. Scholar Patrick Connor spoke about the Old English alphabet featured in The Ælf in the Wardrobe. Cambridge professor Gina Wisker shared background on the devil’s door in A Trap Full of Monsters. And writer/comedian Gregory Hall (aka The Funky Werepig) related a run-in with a haunted toilet like the one in A Knavish Piece of Mystery.
Mystery Theatre‘s run continued for seven seasons, concluding in March 2023 with The Ælf in the Wardrobe–a story written especially to coincide with Prime Stage’s live production of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
On the move.
This month, all seven seasons of PSMT have moved to a new domain. You can find them here, as well as on most major podcast platforms.
If you followed the show during its initial release, you may want to re-follow it via these new links for Apple, Libsyn, or Spotify.
Taken together, all seven seasons (listed below) constitute a novel-length audiobook that’s yours for the clicking.
If you’re a fan, why not listen again? If you’re new to the show, check us out. Either way, if you like what you hear, please spread the word.
The Mystery Theatre Seasons 1-7.
The links below will take you to the first episode of each season.
A Knavish Piece of Mystery: Something strange is afoot at the Newtowne Theatre. A dressing room is locked. Two actors are missing. And you are there to join the investigation as a cast and crew confront a mystery in which nothing is as it seems.
The Play’s the Thing: It’s opening night, and a player is missing. Now it’s up to you to follow the clues, find him, and deliver him backstage before his all-important scene.
A Trap Full of Monsters: How do you get a reality-TV crew into a locked theatre without interrupting a dress rehearsal for Frankenstein? Mystery writer August LaFleur claims he has a solution. Unfortunately, it involves passing through something called a devil’s door.
Time Is Out of Joint: The circular room has twelve locked doors, each positioned like the hours of a clock and labeled with a random word or phrase. Your challenge: find a way to open the doors before time runs out.
A Most Deadly Poison: Would you drink a bottle of wine labeled “Obnoxious Padre”? How about an ale labeled “Roast’d Knife” or “Stained Fork”? August LaFleur believes that making the right choice could be a matter of life and death.
In the Ghostlight’s Glow: Following a rehearsal for a play based on the life of Mary Shelley, you return to the darkened theatre to find a mysterious stranger standing on the stage. Is it a ghost? An intruder? And what does it have to do with a collection of props gathered from the theatre’s basement? One thing’s for sure, this may be the most confounding mystery you have yet encountered.
The Ælf in the Wardrobe: Strange tapping sounds in a theatre building lead you to a locked wardrobe decorated with dragon heads. Could the sounds be a coded message?
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