Murder at the Manor

We can customise this game.  However, sadly we do have to charge for this service as even minor customisations take between 1-2 hours to process in the office and we need to buy toilet roll and biscuits as much as the next person…

It’s hard to give “ball park” figures for what different customisations would cost however we’ve attempted to HERE.

Remember… if you just need 1 extra person, or 1 less person, why not add in the inspector as your extra guest.  The inspector can usually be male or female as the “for real” inspector can simply invent a new name for themselves.

Some hosts prefer to play the inspector role as it means they can work on the catering while the round plays out amongst their guests.

The Cast:

Viscountess Agatha Crusty (Previous owner of the Manor)
Maturing like vintage wine, Viscountess Crusty is a feisty lady with a very dry sense of humour.

Miss Lucinda Marbles (Companion to Viscountess Crusty)
Refined and homely, Miss Lucinda Marbles is an honourable and respectable lady and the perfect companion to Viscountess Crusty.

Ivor Spade (Groundsman)
Earthy and strong, Ivor knows every inch of the manor grounds and has been working the land his entire life.

Tracy Roundim (Daughter of the deceased)
Attractive, efficient and friendly, Tracy knows how to make every guest at the manor feel welcome.

Matt Finish (Painter/decorator)
Responsible for renovating and redecorating the manor house, rumour has it that Matt Finish is in love with more than just the building.

Al Dente (Chef)
Arrogant, with limited patience and a fierce temper, Al Dente has a partiality for the culinary wine.

Ben Wanderin (Vagrant)
Dirty and dishevelled Ben Wanderin has been sleeping rough in the stables and smells distinctly of horses.

Detective Inspector Dick Lacey (Detective)
Detective Inspector Dick Lacey is the detective sent to solve the case. He provides the solution speech at the end of the evening.

How this format of large group script works

Multi-room events are designed to be run in multiple rooms in a venue and are a great way of showing off your premises, or getting maximum footfall through what would otherwise be too small a venue for a traditional murder mystery evening.

These events have proved very popular with the guests, as it encourages them to interrogate the suspects and locate clues hidden around the building. There are usually seven to eight cast, one murder occurs before the evening and the crime scene is set up in one of the rooms in the venue.

The instructions document (the sample file attached) contains the details of the physical clues you will need to obtain for the evening – these are usually easy to obtain props, and some games have paper clues within them too.

We usually suggest a roving buffet as the guests move between rooms, but some hosts prefer to have a formal two course meal mid-way through the evening.

For these events guests require a special handout and a pen / pencil to keep track of information presented to them.

The scripts are, in the main, monologues which means they can be learned ahead of the event by the actors. Two actors will share a duologue.

Due to the nature of these events, and the need for each guest to have a hand-out, we will only print one copy of each file when ordered as a printed kit. If you wish further copies of the guest handout – please get in touch so we can find out how many copies you need and provide you with a quote.