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Next Stage has turned its wealth of talent and experience to creating popular murder mysteries designed for evening events or weekends.  Our Murder Mysteries can be tailored to suit your chosen location, budget, theme or subject and are guaranteed to involve everyone in an unforgettable experience.  Next Stage presents its Murder Mystery events at:

  • hotels

  • restaurants

  • dinner and birthday parties

  • corporate events

Whether a corporate or a private function, YOU book the venue and WE provide the entertainment.  Next Stage does not host Murder Mystery events itself - instead we travel to our clients' chosen venue.

Nothing else you may have experienced can prepare you for a Next Stage Murder Mystery.  Whatever the occasion, the murders just keep on happening.  Just how and why each victim meets their grisly end is up to you to deduce.  All the clues are there to be found, it only remains to unmask and apprehend the killers (or killers!) before the body count rises.

  • actors intermingle with guests

  • clues abound

  • murders are committed

  • outrageous alibis are exposed

  • innocent guests become prime suspects

  • "murderers" rub shoulders with their helpless victims

  • accusations ring out

  • secrets are unraveled

  • clues are followed

  • justice is seen to be done

A Next Stage Murder Mystery ends with the presentation of the highly prized "Sherlock Holmes Award" for best detective and the less popular "Clouseau Award" for investigative ineptitude.  It all makes for a night out or a weekend away with a difference.  Whether people are total strangers or mere acquaintances at the start of an evening, Next Stage Murder Mysteries ensure that everyone knows everyone else by the end of the event.

Client Engagements

PRIVATE PARTY, February 2007

Next Stage staged another successful Murder Mystery event on Saturday Feb 3rd at Cumberwell Golf Club.  Next Stage actors delivered two hours of high quality entertainment to 100 guests of our clients, Peter and Jackie France (it was Jackie's birthday celebration).  Peter and Jackie kindly commented:

"Everybody had such a brilliant time."

"A few guests had attended a murder mystery before. They commented that Next Stage's performance was far more professional and inclusive than any others they had been to."

"Your contribution was a valuable part of the evening."

Click on the thumbnails below to see enlarged images of the event:

PRIVATE PARTY, July 2006

Next Stage's murder mystery team again swung into action for a client's private party held at the prestigious Bath Spa Hotel, Bath.  The cast were:

Kaye Franksen

Paul Dyson

Ann Garner

Andrew Ellison

Richard Matthews

Tim Evans

Click on the thumbnails below to see enlarged images of the event:

Afterwards, Next Stage received the following comments about the evening:

"To say that Next Stage’s performance was a roaring success would be an understatement, you were all just fantastic."

"Even those who had been to a Murder Mystery evening before were taken in by the plots; so much so that suspicion ran deep even amongst the invited guests."

"We will all recommend you to anyone."

- Ed Williams, Next Stage's client

"The evening was a huge success.  Well done to you and your team."

- Events Manager, Bath Spa Hotel

PRIVATE PARTY, October 2003

mm_tew_oct03.jpg (15246 bytes)Next Stage brought another of its intriguing murder mystery events to the home of Anne and Rob Tew on the occasion of Rob's 40th birthday.  The Next Stage team (inset Andrew Ellison as the villain) entertained a gathering of 55 of the Tew's unsuspecting guests by first unfolding a murderous plot, then bringing it to a just and satisfying conclusion.  

PRIVATE PARTY, June 2003

mm_shaw_jun03.jpg (32337 bytes)Next Stage entertained Heather & Tony Shaw and their guests.  Our clients wrote afterwards: "Just to say a big THANK YOU for a great evening on Friday.  Everyone is still talking about it and I had so many phone calls on Saturday to say how great it was.  The whole company was so professional and the evening went very smoothly. Julia says she will never believe me again and is sad you aren't really my 'friend'!  Thank you all again for the show ...."

CALOR GAS LTD, January 2003

A suspicious death, some strange guests sitting at dinner, a jilted lover, a man on the make, a desperate woman and a 'gold digger'.  Mystery and mayhem at is best and a thoroughly deserved 'Sherlock Holmes' award at the end!!

A team of Next Stage actors including Ann Garner, Andrew Ellison, Paul Dyson, Kay P. Crooke and Mel Abba, and our Master of Ceremonies, Steve Pearce, entertained staff from Calor Gas Ltd at the Francis Hotel in Bath one evening in January 2003.

"Thank you for an evening full of intrigue, surprises and above all laughter".

Andrew Ford, Corporate Affairs Manager, Calor Gas Ltd

THEMIS LTD, December 2001

Next Stage Murder Mystery team entertained the Trowbridge-based IT services company, Themis Ltd, at their corporate Christmas dinner.

"We were all very impressed by the professionalism shown by your team as well as the thought and attention to detail that had gone into putting on the evening".

"Thank you for having the energy and skill to carry along the evening enabling us to get to know each other better".

"From our experience of your team, I feel sure your clients are in for a very entertaining evening".

GEEST PLC, IT SERVICES, November 2001

Next Stage entertained 90 staff and guests of Geest plc IT Services at the Peterborough Marriott.  The plot entitled 'The Killing of the Golden Geest'  unfolded around them as they tucked into their Christmas dinners.

"Superb evening enjoyed by all.  Many thanks to you and your company for a good night."

"Great fun."

"The first time we talked about anything BUT work at a Christmas do!"

"Really enjoyed ourselves."

"Different, entertaining and fun."

"Tremendous, a wonderful evening."

Contact Details

For further information about Next Stage Murder Mysteries, please contact us at:

Next Stage Theatre Company Ltd

The Mission Theatre

32 Corn Street

Bath

BA1 1UF

Tel: 01225 428600

email: murdermystery@next-stage.co.uk

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