Host Boston's Most Interactive Murder Mystery Party
Since 2002, The Murder Mystery Company has provided live, interactive murder mystery entertainment for private events throughout Boston and across Massachusetts. Our professional local actors bring a complete murder mystery directly to your venue, inviting guests to question suspicious characters, uncover evidence, compare theories, and solve the case together before the final reveal.
We come directly to you, transforming your guests into detectives and suspects. This is the experience you’ve always wanted to try. Gather the clues, question the suspects, and work together to catch the killer before they strike again.
Fill out the form below, and one of our Event Planners will help you choose the perfect murder mystery experience for your group and start planning an event your guests will be talking about long after the mystery is solved.
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What Occasions Are Perfect for a Private Murder Mystery?
A private murder mystery transforms an ordinary gathering into a shared investigation where everyone has the opportunity to participate. Every performance is customized to your venue, guest count, and event schedule while encouraging conversation, teamwork, and audience participation from beginning to end.
Birthday Parties
Turn your birthday celebration into an event where every guest has a role to play. Friends and family work together to solve the mystery, and our cast can even include the guest of honor as part of the story.
Corporate Events & Team Building
Looking for a team building activity that's engaging from start to finish? A live murder mystery encourages coworkers to communicate, solve problems, and exchange ideas naturally while working together to identify the killer.
Holiday Parties
Bring everyone together with holiday entertainment that's more engaging than dinner alone. As clues are revealed throughout the evening, guests work together, compare evidence, and investigate suspicious characters while enjoying food, drinks, and conversation.
Fundraisers & Charity Events
Interactive entertainment keeps supporters involved throughout the entire event. A live murder mystery encourages participation while creating an evening guests are excited to attend. Over the years, The Murder Mystery Company has helped organizations raise more than $1,000,000 through murder mystery fundraising events.
How Does a Private Murder Mystery Party Work?
Planning your murder mystery is simple
Your Personal Event Planner works with you from your first inquiry through event day, helping coordinate every detail so you can enjoy your celebration while we lead the mystery.
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1. Tell Us About Your Event
Share your event date, venue, guest count, and the type of celebration you're planning. We'll recommend the murder mystery package that's the best fit for your group while answering any questions along the way.
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2. Choose Your Story
Whether your guests would enjoy an elegant masquerade, a roaring 1920s mystery, an 80s rock concert, or another themed adventure, your Personal Event Planner will help you select the story that best fits your audience. We'll also recommend timing, optional costumes, and ways to personalize the performance.
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3. Enjoy the Celebration
On the day of your event, our professional actors arrive with costumes, props, clues, music, and everything needed for the mystery. We coordinate the performance around your event schedule so your guests can enjoy the investigation while you enjoy hosting the event.
Every murder mystery begins with a different setting and story. Whether your group prefers a glamorous masquerade, a classic gangster mystery, an 80s rock concert, or another themed adventure, your Personal Event Planner will help you choose the theme that best complements your guests and occasion. With multiple themes available, there's a mystery for nearly every celebration.
The Experts in Mystery Entertainment
⭐ Creating Live Murder Mystery Events Since 2002
For more than twenty years, The Murder Mystery Company has produced live murder mystery entertainment for private events across the United States, helping thousands of groups create The Event Everyone is Dying to Attend.
🎭 Professional Local Actors
Every performance is led by experienced local actors who guide the investigation, adapt to your guests, encourage participation, and keep the story moving naturally from the opening scene through the final reveal.
🎩 Personal Event Planning
Your Personal Event Planner is available from your first conversation through event day, helping you choose the right package, recommend a theme, coordinate your event timeline, and answer questions throughout the planning process.
📍 We Bring the Mystery to Your Venue
Whether you're hosting at a restaurant, hotel, office, banquet hall, brewery, winery, country club, private residence, or event venue throughout Boston and Massachusetts, we provide the actors, costumes, props, clues, music, and everything needed for the performance.
🕵️ Designed for Every Guest
No acting background is necessary. Some guests enjoy interviewing every suspect, while others prefer comparing evidence and discussing theories with their table before making an accusation. Every performance is designed so everyone can participate in a way that feels comfortable while helping solve the mystery.
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We do all kinds of private events — birthday parties, corporate events, team building, bachelorette parties, holiday parties, charity fundraisers, and more. If you can dream it, we can theme it!
Our private shows work best with groups of 20 or more guests. We can accommodate groups of all sizes — from intimate gatherings to large corporate events of several hundred people.
Almost anywhere! We can come to your home, office, a restaurant, a banquet hall, a bar — you name it. As long as there's enough space for your guests and our performers, we can make it work.
We recommend booking at least 4-6 weeks in advance to ensure availability and give us enough time to perfect your show. For large events or peak dates, booking earlier is better.
Private shows typically run two to two and a half hours. This can be adjusted based on your event needs — just let us know when you inquire.
We provide the entertainment — you provide the food! We can work with your chosen venue or caterer to coordinate timing so the show flows seamlessly with your meal.
Fill out the inquiry form on this page or give us a call at (888) 643-2583. Our party planning experts will put together a custom quote based on your group size, location, and event details.
A private murder mystery is a live, interactive performance where professional local actors lead your guests through a mystery. Throughout the event, everyone has the opportunity to gather clues, question suspicious characters, discuss evidence, and work together to identify the killer.
No. Guests participate however they're most comfortable. Some enjoy interviewing suspects and taking the lead, while others prefer solving the mystery from their table. No scripts or acting experience are required.
The Murder Mystery Company performs at restaurants, hotels, banquet halls, offices, breweries, wineries, country clubs, private residences, and event venues throughout Boston and across Massachusetts.
We offer packages for groups of many different sizes. Whether you're planning a small private gathering or a large corporate event, your Personal Event Planner will recommend the package that's the best fit.
Your package includes professional local actors, costumes, props, clues, music, and everything needed to perform the mystery. We'll also help coordinate your event, recommend a theme, and answer any questions throughout the planning process.
Yes. We offer multiple interactive murder mystery themes, including masquerade balls, roaring 1920s mysteries, 1980s rock concerts, and many other storylines. We'll help you choose the theme that best matches your event and guests.
Most private murder mystery events last approximately two hours, with additional time beforehand for our actors to mingle with guests, assign characters, and explain how the mystery works.
Yes. Whether you're hosting at a restaurant, hotel, office, banquet hall, private residence, or another event venue throughout Boston and Massachusetts, we bring everything needed to perform the mystery.
Private murder mystery events are popular for birthday parties, corporate team building, holiday parties, client appreciation events, fundraisers, anniversaries, retirement celebrations, reunions, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and many other private gatherings looking for live, interactive entertainment.
