Set out below are our attempts to provide answers to your frequently asked questions regarding our murder mystery events:
Q. How can I get an idea of what something will cost?
A. Pricing mainly depends upon the following factors:
Location
Event Date
Guest count
Set up time (i.e. when we will need to be on site)
Performance time (your best estimate is valuable)
finish time
Depending upon the requirement it is also useful to know:
Parking availability
On site acomodation availability
Q. Why don't you quote prices on this site?
A. Because every client is different,we approach each event as a custom tailored affair,according to the individual clients needs, requirements,ideas and desired acheivements,which in essence makes every event unique with it's own character and therefore we do not have a standardized [ one size fits all ] approach to our pricing structure.
Q. Do you Discount for Charities?
A. We Endeavour to give exceptional value for any quoted price and therefore we do not inflate or discount prices according to who you are.We quote for our services and no body elses,so we do not entertain price comparison.
Q. When comparing prices, there seems to be considerable variety from one company to another. What is the reason for this?
A. The main reason is that specialist entertaining is a professional service and is a very 'time' consuming business.As with every professional service,time is money and as for any industry,there are companies servicing all sectors of the marketplace.Every event is a prestigious occasion and you rightly expect everything to be at its absolute best.To be able to deliver this,we as a premier murder mystery and team building event company work with professional actors,writers and devisors and therefore we have to commit much more than just the performance time and therefore even a simple murder mystery event will involve:
Booking professional actors
Producing the event materials
Co-ordinating the event
Travel
Set up before the event
The performance
Return
Thus a 2 hour performance easily becomes an 10 hour day!
When comparing prices we would strongly recommend you look around at different companies,study any literature they produce, speak to them, establish their track record,take references etc and then base your decision on the impressions formed and not solely on price alone,as ultimately this is a false economy!As a general rule,price and quality are closely associated,so you will only get what you are prepared to pay for.Allot of web sites on the internet may look nice but many are amatuer dramatics based,operated on a part time basis and from home.
Q. How far do you Travel?
A. We welcome the opportunity to undertake events far and wide.The only limitation is a clients budget for transportation,accomodation and availability.
Q.What Do You Supply?
A. WThat depends solely upon a clients budget,which needs to be established and discussed.
Q.How Long Does It Last?
A. Depending upon the number of guests and whether or not it's a sitdown meal or a buffett,anywhere from 1 to 3.5 hours depending upon format.
Q. Are there likely to be hidden extras?
A. This will vary from company to company.Some will automatically include travel, accommodation etc (the most common 'extras') while others may not mention it until quizzed. We at The Murder Squad can only quote for our services and no body eleses and therefore we try very hard to avoid surprise 'extras' as they are so annoying.However, if your requirements change then it is perfectly reasonable for us to revise the price and the event proposal / package.
As a good starting point,make sure you have as much as you can of your planned murder mystery event details to hand before contacting us and we will be pleased to advise and assist as much as we can.
At its simplest:
We cannot give accurate pricing without first knowing the details of your event?
We hope you find this guidance helpful.
