Large group scripts
Murder mysteries for large groups
From a DIY evening to dinner theatre, or a game played across every room of a large venue. There are five formats, each written for a different kind of night, and between them they take anything from 12 to 500 guests.
- A cast performs, your guests detect
- 12 to 500+ guests
- 65% off for not-for-profits
At a glance
Which format suits your night?
Start with your guest numbers, then think about your cast: how many people you have to perform, and how much rehearsal they'll put in. Or answer a few questions.
- Dinner party style
Works best with: 12 to 80 guests
Cast: 7–13
Rehearsal: None needed
Meal: Over dinner
45 scripts - Interactive
Works best with: 12 to 80 guests
Cast: 2 hosts and 6 guests
Rehearsal: None: script in hand
Meal: Over dinner
10 scripts - Skit and clue
Works best with: 50 to 250 guests
Cast: 7
Rehearsal: Two rehearsals
Meal: Optional
24 scripts - Dinner theatre
Works best with: 30 to 160 guests
Cast: 5
Rehearsal: Several
Meal: A formal dinner
23 scripts - Multi-room
Works best with: 50 to 500 guests
Cast: 7
Rehearsal: Monologues learned
Meal: No
17 scripts
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Our own flow chart for picking a large group game, one question at a time.
Does everyone want to have a role?
Are you all in one room?
Do you have less than 36 guests?
Our suggestion
Consider a suspect and witnesses format on a standard dinner party style game, or a custom build.
Our suggestion
Consider a custom build or using an acted event and giving everyone a “dress up to” character only.
Our suggestion
Consider a mix and mingle format of a dinner party style game with suspects and witnesses, giving all audience clues from a Skit and Clue game – or reach out to chat this through to get a custom build.
Are you hiring or using 5 actors or more?
Are you all in one room?
Are you going to easily be able to hear/see actors?
Our suggestion
Multi-Room Script – Adapted to run single room
Are you all in one room?
Do you have less than 80 guests?
Do you have the budget for a top experience?
Our suggestion
Dinner Party Style Script – or Skit and Clue script for 40+ guests
Our suggestion
Consider a mix and mingle format of a dinner party style game or Skit and Clue game – reach out to chat this through
See the whole flow chart
- Yes: Are you all in one room?
- Yes: Do you have less than 36 guests?
- Yes: Consider a suspect and witnesses format on a standard dinner party style game, or a custom build.
- No: Consider a custom build or using an acted event and giving everyone a “dress up to” character only.
- No: Consider a mix and mingle format of a dinner party style game with suspects and witnesses, giving all audience clues from a Skit and Clue game – or reach out to chat this through to get a custom build.
- Yes: Do you have less than 36 guests?
- No: Are you hiring or using 5 actors or more?
- Yes: Are you all in one room?
- Yes: Are you going to easily be able to hear/see actors?
- Yes: Dinner Theatre
- No: Multi-Room Script – Adapted to run single room
- No: Multi-Room Script
- Yes: Are you going to easily be able to hear/see actors?
- No: Are you all in one room?
- Yes: Do you have less than 80 guests?
- Yes: Do you have the budget for a top experience?
- Yes: Interactive Script
- No: Dinner Party Style Script – or Skit and Clue script for 40+ guests
- No: Skit and Clue Script
- Yes: Do you have the budget for a top experience?
- No: Consider a mix and mingle format of a dinner party style game or Skit and Clue game – reach out to chat this through
- Yes: Do you have less than 80 guests?
- Yes: Are you all in one room?
Format 01
Dinner party style
A cast of suspects at the front, and a room full of detectives with questions.
- Best with 12 to 80 guests
- Cast of 7–13
- 2–3 hours
An adaptation of a dinner party kit, designed for a DIY evening. If you've run a dinner party before, this is the easiest format to understand, because it runs in exactly the same way. The cast can be guests, as there's no rehearsal, and nobody's booklet tells them they're the murderer, so everyone can take part.
Format 02
Interactive
Six of your guests become the suspects, and even they don't know who did it.
- Best with 12 to 80 guests
- 2 hosts and 6 guests
- About 3 hours
Run by just two people who know the plot. Six guests play the suspects, reading script in hand, while everyone else gets pre-scripted questions to ask them and evidence to review. Perfect for groups who already know each other, and it works exceptionally well with strangers too.
Format 03
Skit and clue
Your cast acts out the scenes. Your guests trade clues between tables to crack it.
- Best with 50 to 250 guests
- Cast of 7
- About 2 hours
Usually performed by seven cast, and solved in teams. The teams watch two or three short scenes and swap written clues through the evening. Hugely popular, as there's very little preparation, rehearsal or props, and the cast can act script in hand if they need to.
Format 04
Dinner theatre
Five actors, two murders, and up to 200 guests playing detective.
- Best with 30 to 160 guests
- Cast of 5
- About 3 hours
Run over a formal dinner: what most people picture when they think of a murder mystery evening at a hotel. The cast need several rehearsals together, and the confidence to learn their characters and ad lib the questions your guests will ask.
Format 05
Multi-room
Guests roam the building, quiz the suspects and handle the evidence themselves.
- Best with 50 to 500 guests
- Cast of 7
- About 3 hours
Not a sit-down event. Great for fundraisers, small B&Bs and large hotels that want to make the most of their space and invite as many people as possible. Guests move between rooms and really get into the interrogation.
Not for profit?
65% off large group scripts
For fundraisers, charities, scouts and guides, churches and community groups. You don't need to be a registered charity.
Still not sure?
Ask the people who wrote them
Tell us your venue, your numbers and who'll be in the cast, and we'll point you at the format that fits.