Human Murders

A MURDER DINNER FOR YOUR COMPANY

The Murder Dinner is an interactive, social exercise for adults while dining. Eight people sit at the dinner table and together they unravel a murder mystery to discover which of them is the culprit! Any number of people can participate - as long as they sit at tables of eight. There are no real bodies or victims - and the guests don't have to be actors or actresses. Each one merely needs to be able to share information he/she has been given.

Economical - Besides being competitively priced, these functions have always shown considerable saving on the bar bill. Your guests are entertained for three hours and the consumption of liquor is usually a lot less than many other forms of entertainment. Most of your guests will only drink the wine provided at the table (and possibly a liqueur after dinner). For large functions this tendency represents a considerable saving.

Memorable - With the ever increasing demand by corporate companies (and smaller vendors) to entertain their clients, the demands to attend cocktail functions, launches and parties has increased. A few weeks down the line many guests do not remember one function amidst the many. Our experience has shown that the MURDER DINNER is very different and highly memorable - guests have remembered (even the fine details) for as long as two and three years!

Wide Scale - The application of the MURDER DINNER is open. Very formal dinners have been held (in dinner jackets and evening gowns) at grand venues with sumptuous cuisine. At the other end of the scale, some events have been extremely casual (jeans and takkies) for a young audience. Some clients have chosen to take the theme and request that their guests dress in costume! Full fancy dress with elaborate decor to match has resulted in great hilarity.

Gender Imbalances - When you are confronted with entertaining clients and/or staff without their partners (particularly at conferences and symposiums), it is very difficult to find a form of entertainment that will succeed. Social functions are usually less successful in such cases. The MURDER DINNER copes well with gender imbalances - and equally well with a wide range of age groups!

Ice Breaker - It is not easy to get people talking to each other socially - particularly when the history of their contact is limited to the business environment. They often have very little to say to each other. This is also true of people who are strangers to each other. The MURDER DINNER provides the topic of conversation - every guest is required to contribute to the conversation and no-one is left out. Even introverted and "quiet" people must join in - and it is not done in a "public" or embarrassing way.

Team Spirit - While each dinner guest must solve the murder mystery on his/her own, it becomes very obvious that they need the continual co-operation of the others at the table (despite the fact that they are competitors)! This "help-me-to-beat-you" scenario leads to some interesting alliances. Surprisingly, the winners are often those you would least expect it from - and the "King-pins" often spend a long time explaining their failure (or analysing the facts to see how they could have gone wrong!).

HUMAN MURDERS has been presenting these functions since 1987! Many prestigious clients have hosted a MURDER DINNER over and over again - and the feed-back we have had has always been exceptionally positive! The material we use has been created exclusively for our use (with the South African consumer in mind) and is not available from other entertainment presenters. The available scenarios have all proven popular - and they offer a wide range of menu possibilities. The physical quality of the material given to guests is excellent - and our functions are always presented in an appropriate and professional manner.