The Swimming Pool Party

Name: The Swimming Pool Party
Start: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Loulé

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11–12 September 2026

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Loulé

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The strange case of the murder at the Maria Matos Theatre. Could a group of friends and family, at a strange end-of-season party, to the sound of bossa nova and pretentious conversations, lead to a deadly outcome and raise the question "whodunnit"? Yes, if the group in question involves a bizarre gathering of empty and useless conversations, where the motto in life is living on the edge, bathing in a world of superficiality."

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