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Smoke & Mirrors Smoke & Mirrors create fully interactive, bespoke murder mystery events for people who enjoy unforgettable nights out.

Some “murder mysteries” are simply downloadable packages designed for small groups playing at home; others are put on for larger parties with a few actors and a vague sense of structure. We give you a detailed and believable scenario, unforgettable set-pieces, excellent comedy, and storylines you can really get your teeth into. All our events feature a full cast of brilliant professional actors. T

hey’ll play out scenes in your midst, sit with you, talk to you, and let you interrogate them. Then there’ll be a murder (perhaps more than one), and it’ll be up to you to work who did it, why they did it, and what they did it with. We guarantee our events will be intelligent, action-packed, and great fun.

Saturday’s second event was a brilliant 1960s “Burying the Hatchet” to celebrate Jill’s birthday – and it was on the day...
05/02/2025

Saturday’s second event was a brilliant 1960s “Burying the Hatchet” to celebrate Jill’s birthday – and it was on the day! Not only that, but she and Chris won the chocolates and the champers went to the Terson Tribe for some fine sleuthing.
Special thanks to Dan for great organisation and to all the guests for being such fun!

Saturday’s first event was a truly riotous afternoon with Lily and her wonderful hens at Berwick Lodge. Ladies, you were...
03/02/2025

Saturday’s first event was a truly riotous afternoon with Lily and her wonderful hens at Berwick Lodge. Ladies, you were such fun!! There were a host of brilliant performances but the chocolates eventually went to Lily herself while Madi nabbed the fizz for her fine detective work. Huge thanks to Jess for finding us and for great organisation. We hope you had a brilliant evening and that there weren’t too many sore heads in the morning!

Always a highlight of the corporate calendar, it's the Institute of Water's annual murder mystery! Huge thanks as ever t...
27/01/2025

Always a highlight of the corporate calendar, it's the Institute of Water's annual murder mystery! Huge thanks as ever to Scott for inviting us back, and special mentions to Beth for her one-in-a-million guest cameo, and - would you believe it? - to Team Robert for taking home the champers! Thanks to all for being such great fun, and here's to 2026.

Our latest offer is a great start to the week! Simply book a hen party or private event with us by 1 April, and we'll br...
20/01/2025

Our latest offer is a great start to the week! Simply book a hen party or private event with us by 1 April, and we'll bring along a magnum of fizz to get the party started. Too good to miss!

15/01/2025
We ended 2024 in style with a brilliant event for Jenna’s birthday! The audience were fantastic and looked wonderful too...
09/01/2025

We ended 2024 in style with a brilliant event for Jenna’s birthday! The audience were fantastic and looked wonderful too, but the performance chocolates eventually went to Pete for an unforgettable Sir Basil. The champers went to Rhodri for his detective work. It looked as though Jenna had a fantastic birthday!

We're really looking forward to our first public event of 2025, which will be "Burying the Hatchet" at The Windmill Inn,...
31/12/2024

We're really looking forward to our first public event of 2025, which will be "Burying the Hatchet" at The Windmill Inn, Portishead on Saturday 25 January!

Murder Mystery and three-course dinner, tickets £50

To book email [email protected] or call 01275 818483

Another riotous event on Friday for NRG's Christmas bash, and what an evening it was! Who knew that so much laughter was...
17/12/2024

Another riotous event on Friday for NRG's Christmas bash, and what an evening it was! Who knew that so much laughter was possible, and not an innuendo missed! The acting was brilliant, the sleuthing a little more questionable but in the end the hard-fought chocolates went to Ryan, who managed to go from Sir Basil to Tallulah Sprinkles withou missing a beat. Top sleuth was Conor. Huge thanks to Sally for organising and to the staff at The Bush for looking after us all so well. Have a lovely Christmas and we hope to see you again.

We've already started getting enquiries for the annual Murder Mystery and Hog Roast at Wilton Windmill!Full details will...
06/12/2024

We've already started getting enquiries for the annual Murder Mystery and Hog Roast at Wilton Windmill!
Full details will be coming soon, but save the date - Saturday 12 July 2024!

Second event of a brilliant weekend was an "Ancestral Vices" organised by Sarah for her colleagues. It was an hilarious ...
02/12/2024

Second event of a brilliant weekend was an "Ancestral Vices" organised by Sarah for her colleagues. It was an hilarious evening with an audience who really went for it from the very beginning. Alan won the champagne for some great detective work and the very hotly-contested chocolates went to Simon whose comic timing was spot-on! Huge thanks to Sarah for finding us and to everyone for being amazing!

Two absolutely stunning events this weekend! The first was an unforgettably riotous "Bone of Contenetion" for Kim and he...
02/12/2024

Two absolutely stunning events this weekend! The first was an unforgettably riotous "Bone of Contenetion" for Kim and her wonderful hens. Fantastic performances and so much laughter! In the end the chocolates went to Sarah for her wonderfully excitable (!) F***y Overman and top sleuth was Karen. Huge thanks to Yasmin for organising a brilliant evening and all best wishes to Kim.

A milestone tonight. "Royal Blood" at The Bull Inn, Sonning-on-Thames will be our 900th event!As ever, huge thanks to ou...
28/11/2024

A milestone tonight. "Royal Blood" at The Bull Inn, Sonning-on-Thames will be our 900th event!

As ever, huge thanks to our friends, likers and supporters over the last fourteen years. We couldn't have done it without you!

Last Saturday our detectives reported back from a delightful, sparky hen party with the right level of tipsy! Emma, the ...
03/11/2024

Last Saturday our detectives reported back from a delightful, sparky hen party with the right level of tipsy! Emma, the bride to be got the murderer, method and motive SPOT ON!!! She won the Fizz. Lucy put everything in to her performance as a brilliant Delilah and so won the chocs. Huge thanks to Betty for great organisation, and all best wishes to Emma for the future!

Thursday’s event – our first at The Cromwell Arms, Romsey - was a fabulous night with a fantastic audience. Special than...
28/10/2024

Thursday’s event – our first at The Cromwell Arms, Romsey - was a fabulous night with a fantastic audience. Special thanks to Emma for great organisation and her lovely team who worked brilliantly and were so 'slick' that they were almost invisible (in a good way!). Great food, great service, great "Burying the Hatchet", great evening!

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Day 6 of the "Cinderella" plot diary. Ten scenes down, four to go. And a taste of the first ever Smoke & Mirrors duet!

Day 2 of the "Cinderella" plot-writing diary reveals just how startlingly bloodthirsty many versions are ... We're taking this as a good omen.

"Cinderella" Video Diary: Day 1
"Cinderella" Video Diary: Day 1

We've often been asked how we go about writing a murder mystery plot, so we decided to keep a video diary to record the writing of "Cinderella". Here's Day 1 ...

A taste of what you might expect at our event at The Manor Country House Hotel on Friday 24 March! Grab a ticket while you can.... "Royal Blood" - It is the autumn of 1882, and famous actress Lillie Langtry has invited the cream of theatrical high society to celebrate her forthcoming departure for America, where she hopes to rebuild her career. But Lillie isn’t counting on the arrival of royalty, the eruption of scandal, and a particularly intriguing blast from the past … So begins a thrilling Victorian black comedy of divas, dilemmas, and dramatic exits. The Manor Country House Hotel, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxford, OX25 3QL Friday 24 March, 8.00pm £49.95 (murder mystery & three-course dinner) Call: 01869 350621 or email [email protected] 07769 977 779 or email [email protected] Fancy Dress Option: Your Favourite Historical Character!

Mark & Kate chat about "Ancestral Vices"
Mark & Kate chat about "Ancestral Vices"

Floating over the Oxfordshire countryside, with John Rose of t...
Floating over the Oxfordshire countryside, with John Rose of t...

Escape from the office! Half of Smoke & Mirrors took to the sky on Bank Holiday Monday with Oxford Balloon Company

Stars of last night's "Bone of Contention", Debbie & Heather. Thank you for lovely feedback, ladies - we had a fabulous evening; delighted you did too!!

So - "Malice Through the Looking Glass" will be happening at the only working windmill in Wessex on 25 June. Here's the proof that it does work. 300kg of grain milled this morning!

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