That's the only way to describe Therese Bean's bigger than life performance as The Detective in Castle Hill Players' all-singing and dancing whodunit Clue: The Musical.

The musical, on now at the Pavilion Theatre until September 4, is based on the Parker Bros board game Clue and Mr Boddy, played by an exceptionally solid casting choice in Trent Gardiner, is the only person in the play house who knows who his killer is.

And you'll never guess the answer, although you can't help but get caught up in guessing, whether that's alone with your pencil and clue sheet or as a team.

As with the board game, the murderer is selected by audience members who are comfortably seated at tables —- perfect for beer and wine sipping — around the black and yellow chequered stage set in the theaterette foyer.

The decision to place the action in the foyer was a splendid one, given the great acoustics and the illusion of immediacy to the actors it creates; guests were near enough to the action to check the weapons for clues themselves, if they only dared, and the individual voices in group numbers stood out, like a barbershop performance, in particular the smooth vocal sliding range of Miss Scarlet (Anna Kourouvale).

Bean joins the board game after the interval and is at once endearing as a frazzled emotionally insecure and seemingly straight-laced sleuth who reveals her inner minx during a battle of wits with Professor Plum (Matthew Edwards) wherein "touche!" takes on an added physical dimension when the pair dance.

So if like me you have a penchant for double entendres, musical numbers and don't mind having to stretch your mental muscle, then Clue is for you.

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