Frequently asked questions

Why should I hold a murder mystery event?
Why should I choose MurderMysteryEvents.com?
What happens at a murder mystery event?
What is the difference between a “Shared Party” and a Private Event?
What's the dress code?
What is the difference between dinner theatre murder mystery & a murder mystery weekend?
Which Event is right for me?
What's included at a shared party?
Can I have a private event?
What are the typical timings at the event?
How much does a shared party cost?
How much does a private event cost?
How will my group become involved?
What other reasons besides pure entertainment are there to have a murder mystery event?
How many actors should be involved?
What size group works best?
What kind of scenario would best suit our group?
Can you write us a murder mystery?
Where is the best place to hold a murder mystery event?
Where are your venues?
What's the best length for a mystery event?
Will a murder mystery work as a team building exercise?
Can you arrange our conference?
Can you find a venue for us?
What are the payment terms?
So how do I book?

Why should I hold a murder mystery event?

MurderMysteryEvents.com are a unique way of getting people to interact in a relaxing friendly atmosphere. Our events are an ideal ice breaker for a corporate meeting or convention, awards dinner, conference, staff incentive event, or fundraiser.

Great for teambuilding and allowing people to get to know each other in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Our murder mysteries appeal to all ages from 12 to 120! They are great fun for introverts and extroverts alike!

They are a great way to celebrate a hen night or stag night, a special birthday or anniversary or have a great Christmas party as they are unique and provide special memories which make our events unforgettable!

Why should I choose MurderMysteryEvents.com?

MurderMysteryEvents.com has proven track record of reliability, professionalism and excellent quality entertainment, testimonials are available from our past clients and venues to prove our excellence. Click here to go to the testimonials.

The company director Mark Hayden has over a decade's experience in interactive Murder Mystery. He remains a working professional actor with appearances in TV, Film and Theatre including Agatha Christie’s record-breaking West End production of “The Mousetrap”. Mark also has an extensive background in event management, theatre production and interactive entertainment, he also writes and directs. Over the years the business has grown to become a market leader in providing interactive comedy murder mysteries with the emphasis on entertaining the audience whilst they play detective, working in teams and interacting with the actors to work out whodunit.

All MurderMysteryEvents.com performers are professional working actors, many of whom have appeared in TV, Film and Theatre in London’s West End. Not only are they highly skilled in scripted performance but also experts at improvisational comedy to provide off the cuff interaction, which adds magic to an event.

Our events offer the perfect blend of a real mystery to solve which will engage your grey cells along with funny interactive dinner theatre. Think of it as “Carry on Agatha Christie”.

So if your looking for:

Reliability
Professionalism
Personal Service
Entertainment
A mystery to solve
Comic fun!

Then avoid the rest and choose best interactive murder mystery company: MurderMysteryEvents.com-Dying to please!

What happens at a murder mystery event?

At our GOLD interactive murder mysteries you meet larger than life comedy characters who are either suspects or victims in the murder mystery. All these characters are played by professional actors. You employ your detective skills to work out who committed the crime! Most events work over a drinks reception and three course meal with coffee. You are free to question the characters at anytime. The characters play out various scenes between courses and when it comes to dessert time it's up to you to put together the clues and figure out whodunit! For more detail on how an event works click here to see "how it works?"

At our SILVER and BRONZE Role-play events you and your guests play the the suspects in the murder mystery, the event runs in a simular way to a GOLD event but relies more heavily on written evidence and guests acting abilities. At a BRONZE event the murder mystery is facilitated by a professional actor who also plays a role and on a SILVER event an extra actor is added to make the event more interactive.

All shared parties are GOLD interactive murder mysteries. Our SILVER and BRONZE packages are only available to private celebration groups.

What is the difference between a “Shared Party” and a Private Event?

A shared party is an event open for public bookings, so you will be joining other groups celebrating their special occasions, these events provide great atmosphere and value for money. If you prefer something a bit more exclusive a private event may be arranged, for more information on private events complete an enquiry form.

What's the dress code?

We encorage fancy dress at all of our shared party & private events, dress in the theme of the event- Flappper style, Mobster or Moulin Rouge the best costume wins a prize. At a shared event if you prefer not to dress up the dress code is smart casual. For a private event please check with your organiser.

What is the difference between dinner theatre murder mystery & a murder mystery weekend?

Dinner theatre murder mystery takes place over a drinks reception and 3 course dinner and a murder mystery weekend starts on a Friday night and runs to Sunday morning, see “how it works?” for more detail We do not run full murder mystery weekends- we find a murder mystery dinner and weekend break ticks all the boxes in providing value for money and time to visit the location you're staying at- rather tha being cooped up in a hotel for the weekend!

Which event is right for me?

Corporate Groups

For team building, corporate entertainment, staff incentives & product launches we recommend arranging a private GOLD interactive murder mystery dinner. You may hire us on a performance only fee, we also offer a free venue finding service; where we can find the right location and accommodation through our recommended venues and remove that hassle for you. In London we run private packages on a per person price inclusive of venue hire, welcome drink, 3 course meal and murder mystery. For smaller groups on a budget we recommend our shared parties see murdermysteryshop/upcoming_murders.

Celebration Groups

We provide several different options, for small groups celebrating a special event such as a hen night, birthday party or wedding anniversary. We recommend one of our shared parties see murdermysteryshop/upcoming_murders as these provide great entertainment and value for money. Larger celebration groups of 15+ may consider arranging a private event where we will find you a venue and accommodation as required. You have a choice of BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD murder mystery packages.

Christmas Office Parties

The best value solution would be to attend one of our shared Christmas parties. See murdermysteryshop/upcoming_murders. For larger groups of 15+ it is worth considering a private murder mystery dinner. You may hire us on a performance only fee. We also offer a free venue finding service, where we can find the right location and accommodation through our recommended venues and remove that hassle for you. In London we run private packages on a per person price inclusive of venue hire, welcome drink, 3 course meal and murder mystery. For smaller groups on a budget we recommend our shared parties.

Couples

We recommend a joining a shared party, either a murder mystery weekend break or join one of our murder mystery dinner parties.

What's included at a shared party?

All shared parties include:

One of our original Murder Mystery stories
Clue Packs for each guest
3+ Professional Actors
Winning prize of 2 bottles of bubbly and a booby prize
Prize draw
Fancy Dress Competition
3 course dinner with coffee
Cash bar until late

Some also include a welcome drink, 1/2 bottle of wine with dinner and a disco after the mystery. All further drinks are purchased through a cash bar. You can search by date and location on www.murdermysteryshop.com for an event and full details of what’s included are detailed under each event.

Can I have a private event?

Of course you can. We provide private parties across the UK, Europe, and the USA. You name the place and we’ll perform! You can find the venue and we’ll supply the murder! Alternatively we can find the venue for you from our extensive list of venues. If you’d like us to venue find complete an enquiry form stating likely dates and a budget to work to.

What are the typical timings at the event?

A dinner theatre event usually starts at 7:30pm and finishes around 10:30pm see “How it works?” for more detail For shared parties we ask all guests to arrive promptly so they don’t miss any clues!

How much does a shared party cost?

Our shared dinner theatre events range from £39.95 to £80, we offer generous discounts for group bookings and there is also an Early Bird booking discount on some events by booking early online by credit card see www.murdermysteryshop.com for more details.

How much does a private event cost?

Our private events have a minimum charge but usually work out to less £20 per person including vat for the murder mystery entertainment. We have special packages including the welcome drink, room hire and 3 course meal, for more information on private events complete an enquiry form.

How will my group become involved?

You and your guests must play detective to solve the crime. You are encouraged to work as a team, with fellow guests. The key things to do are:

Come in fancy dress
Be observant
Ask questions
Work as a team
Have fun!

With MurderMysteryEvents.com at a GOLD interactive murder mystery you have a full cast of actors playing the key parts, if you wish at a private event your guests may be given small token parts as part of the interaction. Our combination of interactive improvisation and scripted scenes means guests are free to get involved as little or as much as they like, creating the perfect blend of fun, involvement and theatre to provide entertainment to die for!

Our BRONZE & SILVER role-play murder mysteries are facilitated by professional actors and you and your guests play the parts- yes you could be the killer! These events rely on your acting skills and on written clues. They are only available to private celebration groups, they are great fun with interaction between guests making them very involving as you put the clues together to solve the crime!

What other reasons besides pure entertainment are there to have a murder mystery event?

Interactive murder mystery dinner theatre is an ideal team building tool as guests using their problem solving skills to work as a team to put the clues together to figure out whodunit, with private team building events the process can be further tailored to integrate problem-solving and other communication skills into any event. Previous clients have used our mystery events as ice-breakers, fundraisers, as a break between intense meetings at a conference, or for product launches. Many customers use the murder mystery to celebrate their hen night or stag night, a special birthday or wedding anniversary.

How many actors should be involved?

Although some companies will tell you that the number of actors is immaterial, MurderMysteryEvents have found from over a decade’s experience the number of actors does matter, as to maintain an interactive murder mystery there has to be a proportional number of actors to the size of the group. We find that 3-7 actors is usually the right number of actors for most groups, although we have run events with up to 13 actors. Each event has an event manager who works with the caterer, the facility, the actors, and you to insure a smooth running and successful event.

What size group works best?

We have performed private events to groups as small as 6 and large as 400- both events worked very well. For an interactive murder mystery we cap the numbers at 130 once a group is larger than this we recommend a theatre style murder mystery, which retains some interaction and is suitable for much larger groups.

What kind of scenario would best suit our group?

We have a range of “off the peg” scripts you may choose from please see “popular plots” these can be personalized with office gossip free of charge or you may choose to have us write a bespoke murder mystery to fit your needs like a glove.

Can you write us a murder mystery?

Yes we can! We will have a full consultation with you to discuss your requirements and create an original plot to suit your needs. This service attracts a writer’s fee and is recommended for product launches.

Where is the best place to hold a murder mystery event?

Pretty much anywhere! We have performed in 5 Star Manor House Hotels, Castles, Corporate Hotels, Old English Pubs, Church Halls, even at customers homes and on board Ship! See our popular locations for some ideas.

We most often perform our events at 4 star hotels.

Where are your venues?

We have a selection of recommended venues detailed on our “popular locations pages” for more on these have a browse or find a shared party by visiting www.murdermysteryshop.com

What's the best length for a mystery event?

Our dinner theatre events last the length of the drinks reception and 3 course meal with coffee, which is usually 3hrs.

Will a murder mystery work as a team building exercise?

A murder mystery is excellent for team building, it provides a great initial ice-breaker and gets people to work as a team to solve problems and puzzles within the mystery and ultimately whodunit! The great thing about our GOLD interactive murder mystery format is that it is relaxed, the guests are not under any “pressure to perform” they are able to open up in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. We have performed several events for large companies recently who’s employees are from all over Europe or even the world and have never met face to face., the murder mystery has performed perfectly in it's task of breaking the ice and getting people from different cultures, who’s first language may not be English, to work closely as a team. We are able to fully bespoke any private event so that if there are certain areas that need to be worked on these can be incorporated in the murder mystery, for example presentation skills.

Can you arrange our conference?

Yes we can! We are able to contact our extensive database of venues and arrange anything from a 3 day conference to a private murder mystery dinner. Just complete an enquiry form with all the details including dates and budgets.

Can you find a venue for us?

What are the payment terms?

Once you have returned your booking form a 50% deposit should be returned within 7 days (or with the booking form). Full and final payment due one month prior to the event. Alternatively book and pay in full for shared parties online for exclusive discounts, see www.murdermysteryshop.com

So how do I book?

For private events complete an enquiry form or give us a call on 0871 3300 155 and we'll create a quotation that suits your requirements, when you are ready to confirm complete and return the booking form along with the rest of the paperwork and a deposit. For shared parties you may check availability and book by credit card at our sister site www.murdermysteryshop.com

You may call us Monday to Friday between 10am and 6pm on 0871 3300155 to discuss your booking or if you have any questions. Outside these hours please leave a message and we'll be right back to you!