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Murder Mystery Events Ltd
Temple Court, 5 High Street
Woking GU21 6BH

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Frequently asked questions

Why should I hold a murder mystery event?
Why should I choose Murder Mystery Events Limited?
What happens at a murder mystery event?
What is the difference between a “Joiner 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 joiner party?
Can I have a private event?
What are the typical timings at the event?
How much does a joiner 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?

Murder Mystery Events are a unique way of getting people to interact in a relaxing friendly atmosphere. They are an ideal ice breaker for a corporate meeting or convention, awards dinner, conference, staff incentive event, or fundraiser.

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 Murder Mystery Events Limited?

Murder Mystery Events Limited 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 ten years experience in interactive Murder Mystery. He has been a professional actor for over a decade 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 now 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 act as detective, working in teams and interacting with the actors to work out whodunit.

All Murder Mystery Events Limited 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: Murder Mystery Events Limited-Dying to please!

What happens at a murder mystery event?

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 and a weekend event run down click here to see "how it works?"

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

A Joiner 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 download our private events brochure by completing an enquiry form.

What's the dress code?

We encorage fancy dress at all of our joiner party & private events, dress in the theme of the event- Flappper style, Mobster or Moulin Rouge the best costume wins a prize. If you prefer not to dress up the dress code is smart casual.

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

Which event is right for me?

Corporate Groups

For team building, corporate entertainment, staff incentives & product launches we recommend arranging 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 joiner parties.

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 joiner parties & weekends as these provide great entertainment and value for money. Larger celebration groups over 20+ may consider arranging a private event where we will find you a venue and accommodation as required.

Christmas Office Parties

The best value solution would be to attend one of our joiner Christmas parties. For larger groups of 20+ 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 joiner parties.

Couples

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

What's included at a joiner party?

All joiner parties include:

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

Some also include a disco. 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, 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 and typical timings fro a weekend. For joiner parties the doors open 15 minutes before the start time, we ask all guests to arrive by the start time so they don’t miss any clues!

How much does a joiner party cost?

Our joiner dinner theatre events range from £49 to £65, we offer generous discounts for group bookings of 10+, 20+, 30+ saving up to £5 per ticket, there is also a 5% early 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 £20 per person including vat. We have special packages including the welcome drink, room hire and 3 course meal, for more information on private events down load our brochure by completing 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 Murder Mystery Events 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. Unlike other companies we do not provide just one actor and get you and your guests to do all the acting! We believe you have paid to be entertained with a comedy thriller, so our actors provide all the drama and comedy, leaving you free to relax and enjoy the entertainment. 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!

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 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, Murder Mystery Events 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 10 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 8 and large as 400 both events worked very well. For an interactive murder mystery we cap the numbers at 120 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.

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.

Where are your venues?

We currently regularly use: Thistle Charing Cross Hotel, Thistle Bloomsbury Hotel, Thistle Brighton Hotel, Heathlands Hotel Bournemouth, Kingston Maurwood Dorchester, Horsley Towers to name but a few, see our “popular locations pages” for more or find a joiner party by visiting www.murdermysteryshop.com

What's the best length for a mystery event?

Our dinner theatre event last the length of the drinks reception and 3 course meal with coffee, which is usually 3hrs, however events can be tailored to your needs to last as long as you wish 1hour to 3 days!

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 the 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?

You may reserve space at a joiner party or a private booking for 7 days free of charge, after which return your booking form along with a 50% non-refundable deposit. Full and final payment due one month prior to the event. Alternatively book and pay in full for joiner parties for exclusive discounts, see www.murdermysteryshop.com

So how do I book?

For private events complete an enquiry form and download an info pack, we'll get in touch with a quotation that suits your requirements, when you are ready to confirm complete and return the booking form attached to your info pack along with a deposit. For joiner parties you may check availability and book by credit card at our sister site www.murdermysteryshop.com or complete an enquiry form and complete as above.

You may call us Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm on 0870 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!