Conceived as a twin concept with Masterpiece Mysteries, Front & Centre has been quitely staging projects with simultaneous scenes since 1985. The company officially came into its own when it ventured out of the world of interactive mystery into the realm of voyeuristic play with the popular local production of Mrs. Boston's Tea Party dubbed 'a play a pied' or for the unfrench, a play you follow on foot.
The show became an instant success even as guests faced difficult dilemmas such as whether or not to follow the lilting sound of Andrew's aria into the Atrium, or seek out the aromotic aroma of Helen's homemade scones baked in front of the audience in the kitchen.
Productions are predominantly either voyeuristic or interactive allowing spectators to have the choice of stationing themselves in just one spot to take in all that goes around them, or following whichever character piques their interest at the moment and even participating in character.Mrs. Boston’s Tea Party (takes place throughout a turn-of-the-century home); Stages: OnStage-OffStage-BackStage (takes place in a theater with a play within a play, in the wings and in the dressing room); Auld Lang Syne (takes place at a garden party, both inside and out); The Tempest in a Teapot (takes place in a residence turned theater); and Heaven or Hell, the Line Starts Here (takes place in Heaven, Hell and Purgatory)
