Murder Mystery Christmas Party Manchester 2026

Our murder mystery party is highly interactive. Everyone is involved in the story, even when they’re not playing one of the suspects.

An actor-led murder mystery dinner isn’t usually as interactive. You watch actors perform a murder mystery play but don’t play an active part.

The minimum number of guests for this event is 15. Beyond that, we can cater for groups of up to 70 guests. To find out which dining rooms are still available, and how many guests they hold, please call us on  020 7183 3821. 

The suspects are volunteers from your guest list. They’re allocated 5 or 6 weeks before the event when our casting director will be in touch to talk you through the key suspects and ask about the guests who’ve volunteered to take part. The director will then match each volunteer to a character.

Once the suspects are assigned, we’ll send them a description of their character, and some key snippets of information

If guests don’t fancy being a suspect, that’s fine. There’s plenty of sleuthing fun to be had.

Ideally, we’d like between 10 and 15 people to volunteer as suspects. If that isn’t practical, try and recruit a minimum of 8 people.

They can if they want to, but it’s not necessary. They’ll need to be aware of the information they’ve been sent — for example, where their character was on a particular date — but it’s fine to have this written down as a reminder.

Guests who aren’t suspects will be assistant detectives. They’ll examine the clues, ask questions, take notes and work together to solve the mystery.

It’s both! The 3-course dinner and murder mystery entertainment takes place in your own private dining room.

After dinner, the private dining room remains yours for the rest of the evening, but you would also be invited to join the shared after-party to enjoy the rest of the evening.

Yes.

Your All-Inclusive Standard ticket includes unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks.

Alternatively, you can move onto the All-Inclusive Plus. This gives you unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks — plus 6 single spirits (with or without mixers), or glasses of Prosecco.

With all options, all-inclusive drinks are served from 8pm until 12.30am.

Please note that everyone in your group must be on the same package. We cannot mix and match the ticket types.

With all options, all-inclusive drinks are served from 8pm until 12.30am.

Please note that everyone in your group must be on the same package. We cannot mix and match the ticket types.

No. We want you to have a good time, so you can wear whatever you want — although many of our murder mystery guests love dressing up for this event.

The suspects are welcome to dress up in character. The non-suspects, who are assistant detectives, can be `undercover’ in party clothes — or go full Sherlock Holmes with a deerstalker hat, magnifying glass and classic suit.

Please note the shared after-party is at our James Bond Skyball shared Chrsitmas party, where many guests will have ‘dressed to impress’ so we’d suggest dressing up a little so that you don’t feel too out of place when you join the party.

Yes. The private dining room is yours for the entire evening. You can stay there until the end of the party. After dinner, you have the option to join other guests in the shared event space for music, dancing and entertainment.

Yes. you can have speeches, award ceremonies, Secret Santa or whatever else you fancy. It’s one of the advantages of having your own private dining room.

Bear in mind that the speeches and so on will need to take place after the murder mystery is solved. If you need timings for the running schedule, please give us a call on 020 7183 3821.

Yes they will. Once you’ve booked, we’ll send you a function sheet. Use this to let us know the names and dietary requirements of any guests. We’ll inform the chef so that each person is catered for appropriately.

The only exception to this is Kosher food. This cannot be prepared at the hotel, it comes via a separate caterer and incurs an additional charge. Call us on 020 7183 3821 and we’ll talk you through it.

To secure your booking, we’ll need a non-refundable deposit of £55 + VAT per guest at the time of booking. The balance will be due 6 weeks (42 days) before the event.

We’ll be as flexible as possible. Please let us know about any changes 3 weeks before the event and we’ll do our best to accommodate them. Provided there is availability, we can add to your booking — although please bear in mind, we can’t guarantee this.

If you want to add guests, contact us on 020 7183 3821 or email [email protected]. If there’s enough space for additional guests, full payment will be required in order to secure the booking.