What types of murder mystery event are there?
The most basic type of murder mystery is essentially dinner-theatre, where the audience simply watch the actors perform several short acts which detail the motives of all the characters. This, however, allows for little interaction with the actors and the audience are relegated to the role of passive observers. Some events involve the audience playing the roles of the suspects and one or two actors facilitate the murder mystery. This can be great fun for a corporate event, where everybody already knows everybody else. However, given the fact that the audience are generally not briefed on the plot (and are not necessarily trained actors), the scenarios tend to be rather simple and lacking in depth. It can be fun to watch your boss get “murdered”, but if you want to solve a mystery you may be left feeling a little hard done by. A newer form of murder mystery simulates a real crime scene, with the audience playing the parts of detectives. There are few actors but lots of hard evidence is
