Creative conversation
We agree the atmosphere and any factual venue references.
The Venue Exclusive
Written for your hotel. Performed once. Never repeated.
We do not bring you a touring script seen at other venues. Every confirmed booking receives a new six-actor mystery inspired by the property hosting it.
One venue. One story. One night only.
No other hotel will ever receive your mystery.
We learn what makes your property distinctive, then create a new plot, six characters, motives, clues and evidence around it.
The production is written and rehearsed for one performance only, then permanently retired. A returning hotel receives a completely new case.
New story. Proven structure.
Every plot is original, but the format has been refined through more than 1,500 successful live events and is designed to work naturally around a three-course dinner.
Your guests are detectives, not actors.
Nobody receives a script or is dragged onto a stage. Guests dine, observe, question the suspects and examine the evidence, joining in as much or as little as they wish.
Choose a mood, or simply surprise us.
Victorian intrigue1920s glamourPost-war grand hotelContemporary luxuryChristmas house partySurprise us
These are creative starting points, never off-the-shelf scripts.
From booking to performance
Five clear steps. One original evening.
Venue research
We study the property's spaces, history and service plan.
Writing
We create the case independently and keep the solution confidential.
Marketing and rehearsal
You receive promotional material while six actors rehearse.
One performance
Your guests solve the mystery, then the story is retired.
The boundaries are agreed at the start. Real staff or guests are not made characters without permission. Sensitive local events require explicit agreement. The Murder Society retains copyright while guaranteeing the mystery will never be performed elsewhere.
Begin your one-off story
Check your hotel's preferred date
Choose an optional atmosphere on the form, or leave the creative direction to us.
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