True crime is booming, especially in podcast format. With "Murder on Wednesday - The Crime Show" brings exactly this experience to the stage. On March 7, 2027, Lucia Leona will perform her show at the Volkshaus Zurich and transforms well-known podcast suspense into an intense live experience.
"Mord am Mittwoch" is originally a true crime podcast by Lucia Leona. In it, she regularly talks about real criminal cases, sheds light on the background and analyzes motives with a clear focus on suspense and comprehensibility.
The Crime Show picks up exactly where she left off and transfers this concept to the stage. The content is based on the same narrative style as in the podcast, but is reworked for the live audience. The audience is immersed together in real criminal cases, which are built up and narrated step by step. The suspense unfolds not only through the content of the cases themselves, but also through the way in which they are presented live. The result is a more intense dramaturgy that draws the audience more into the stories and makes the cases more emotionally tangible. Unlike a podcast, this creates a shared experience that makes the stories even more vivid.
Behind the format is Lucia Leona, who has made a name for herself in German-speaking countries primarily through her true crime podcast. Her content reaches a wide audience online and is characterized by a clear, structured narrative style.
It is precisely this ability to present complex criminal cases in an understandable yet exciting way that makes the live show so appealing. On stage, her presence as a narrator also comes into play, giving the stories a new intensity.
The show appeals to existing fans of the podcast as well as new visitors. Those who already know "Murder on Wednesday" will experience the content in a new, all the more gruesome form. At the same time, no prior knowledge is necessary, as the stories are told in a self-contained manner and are understandable even without a podcast background.