The Murder Mystery Company

First off, the customer service on their phone system is terrible. It’s like you’re calling a call center and they do not care whatsoever about their customers’ happiness. The customer service reps were rude and got attitudes with me when I asked them to honor the price that was on their website rather then some BS price they came up with that had some hidden surcharge. I asked for the manager and he again refused. Terrible. Then on top of it, the show was CRAMPED and cheesy as all get out. Unfortunate costumes, sad accents, and everything that is wrong with dinner theater. I also did not like how they included audience members as actors in the show… can you not pay for more actors at your price point? I didn’t pay to see Uncle Joe Blow perform, I paid to see professional actors. And the dinner was all pasta. I believe some sausages were thrown in but no substantial protein focal point to the meal… just lots of carbs; exactly what I want at 8:30pm. It was served family style but I was not sitting at the table with my family, I was with total strangers. So it was a competition to get food. So disappointed. The only good thing about it was the venue, which is lovely, but the room they hold this in was way to small for the amount of people there.

We got tickets for the Oak Brook show at Millhurst Charhouse as an anniversary gift (thank you to our son)! –and really enjoyed the night out. The show while a bit corny, was a lot of fun. I think we had some great «suspects» at our show, including the man who got «murdered» at our table – when he clunked to the ground, I really thought something had happened to him, he played his part brilliantly! The actors in the Best Laid Plans show were quite entertaining and seemed to truly enjoy what they were doing. The food was okay, I had a pasta dish and husband had chicken (fish was also a choice). It was served with bread, salad, and also chocolate cake for desert. DrInks were extra (white wine I ordered was $ 8/​glass). I think you need to go to something like this with an open mind and a willingness to experience something a bit different. We did notice this company is on groupon and living social, so it probably would be a good idea to those sites first for tickets. Enjoy!

Good times. Great food recommend.

Well I found it on Groupon and thought what better fun would it be to basically play Clue but with a live audience and show. It was disappointing. They put u at a table with a bunch of strangers which I understand. Hope you have a good group of friends. You are with these people and they are your teammates. If some arent motivated to go help ask questions to suspects, your screwed. Dinner was pretty good which is why I have 2 stars haha. ***biggest issue: way too many audience members and way too many suspects****** there was 12 and they went down the line many times to talk about each one. SOME WERE SO LONG WINDED AND I FORGOT WE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE LISTENING! Some members screwed up their parts up which then made it harder to guess who it was. When it finally ended, I was so excited and decided that I so not need to go again!!! I feel bad, they tried. However, only one or two members from the audience should help.

What a disappointment!
The only good thing about the «Best Laid Plans» show was the little french maid.
When you come in, they take your criminal snapshot. Then you are led to the dining room, where you are seated with a bunch of other people. We got unlucky and were seated with a group of about 8 girlfriends who spent the first half hour checking into Facebook. I realize this isn’t the Murder Mystery Company’s fault, so I’ll move on.
Then we waited, and waited, and waited for food. When the food finally came, it was three pasta dishes. My boyfriend and I don’t eat meat and since we were the few people from our table who got up to actually interact with the actors/​participants, by the time we came back, most of the veggie pasta was gone (2 meat dishes, 1 veggie). They brought out another smaller plate with veggie pasta that we again had to share with the table. Everyone else ate meat. We paid the same amount, so in the future, it might be a good idea for them to actually ask people what their meal preferences are. I don’t fault anyone for wanting veggie pasta, but the venue should figure out who eats what, so that everyone gets a decent meal.
As for the story, it was pretty lame. They involve the audience too much, which doesn’t help. The suspects should really only be hired actors. The audience members weren’t very good and really screwed up their roles, which made it not as fun. Definitely not something I’ll do again.

Although we had fun and the actors did a great job, the food was an embarrassment. At least pretend like this wasn’t all just purchased from Costco. I get if this was at least not hosted by a restaurant, but an Italian place presented this! 3 pasta entrees? No protein (slices of sausage in the pasta don’t count). Vanilla ice cream with Hershey’s syrup for dessert?! What is this, middle school? I get that the focus isn’t food, but this takes place during dinner time and we are adults, step it up. Also, the rave music in the beginning doesn’t really help set the mood, especially if we are to be in character.

First of all, this company is almost always on Living Social/​Amazon Local, so don’t pay full price!
I was excited they had a new location in the burbs to try out– Millhurst Charhouse in Oakbrook Terrace. Food was OK there, location was very nice.
They do pick a person per table to help with the show, and give you binders with your character information. They were helpful in guiding those who got flustered to keep the story in line and moving along. The actors were funny and entertaining– very well rehearsed!
They advise arriving a half hour before for check in– DO THIS. They take your criminal snapshots before you are seated, which took up a fair chunk of time, so being early does help the show start on time.
I went with one other person and we were sat at a table with a family of 8. They were lovely people, it just made me realize it would be more fun with a bigger group of friends.
Themes change often, so I’d go again! Really enjoyable night!

I went here for my birthday. I have to say it is a one time event. The actors are so so. They were supposed to start at 7pm at Salvatore’s but they did not start till 730– 745pm all the guests were hungry. It was also freezing in there. The murder mystery was themed dressed to kill. They say to get there at 630pm and they start at 7pm did not happen. They have a photographer who was not ready at that time to take the photo of your mug shot. Finally around 645pm 650pm we had our photo taken. I have to say they are disorganized. I think the photo should be included with the price you pay for the ticket not have to buy it after the show.
They serve each person a salad with rolls for the table. They served dinner family style the pastas that I could eat since I’m a vegetarian were good rotini and vegetables and I got a separate mostaccioli with marinara. The other pastas on the table were mostaccioli with meat sauce and pasta with Italian sausage and meat sauce. My guests said those pastas were good. You also have to order your drinks at the bar they do not ask you your drinks. For dessert you get a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
I kinda like that it is interactive but you go to enjoy your dinner and the show. They pick suspects from the tables and you are committed the whole night. I was chosen as a suspect but I would have liked more time to spend time eating and enjoying the show.

Not what I expected. It was very disorganized and crowded around the tables. Food was very good but wouldn’t go back. Not worth it.

I’m not getting the bad reviews here. A murder mystery is totally an interactive thing, and if you don’t participate you totally miss out on some fun! I went for the first time to a show at the Sabre room in hickory hills. I had a blast, and would totally do it again. In fact I’ll wait until the theme changes (the one I went to was 80’s themed)
The actors were all very cool and energetic. I loved that they stayed in character the entire time. I had a few drinks so I wouldn’t stop talking!!! I sat with a very cool bunch of people that I didn’t know beforehand, but hey I can strike up a conversation with anyone. My table started out with introductions, and the show started.
People are randomly picked to participate in the show. If you are picked by all means go for it. Let loose and enjoy. If you are one that is shy or doesn’t like to talk in front of people this might not be for you. My thoughts are this-​Who cares what people will think about you?! You’ll probably won’t see them again, and not only that no one is paying my bills so Efff them! Hell I forgot a couple steps throughout the show and just did something random. #Freestyle
I didn’t think the food was anything special. But that isn’t really the Mystery company’s issue, but the venue. The Sabre Room can stand to take it up a notch. Very basic & boring food combinations. If you don’t eat cheese your only option is a chicken breast with these lame noodles. #DoBetter
The show was cool from start to finish. With the show being an 80’s show I couldn’t have been more excited. I lived thru the 80’s so I remember that stuff. My group in particular was picked to participate in a dance number (the show had an 80’s rocker theme.) We had 10 mins to practice a number and then head on stage to perform it! My whole table did it with the exception of a couple people who had stage fright and sat out. #PussyCats
If you’ve never been GO! But remember get into the show. Have a couple drinks if you need to. The actors do their part, but if you remain dumb and distant then don’t get mad about your experience!
I forgot to mention that The Murder Mystery company does take mug shots of you before the show. You can wear the funny wigs they offer you. You can also purchase the photo at the end of the show.
Do it!!!

They did an AMAZING job! This event was more fun that I actually thought it was going to be. The show was very funny and the audience participation made it a lot of fun. We paid the extra money to have the «gold circle/​upfront area,» totally worth it. Also, if you want to be part of the show, be outgoing. let them know. They will most likely incorporate you in some way.

The four stars are for my experience only. We went to the Sabre room location. As far as the food, other reviewers have talked about it enough. I had the veggie lasagna, which tasted like Stouffer’s veggie lasagna. This is an experience where it is what you make it to be. I would recommend going with a group of at least 3 or 4. The more, the better. You have to get up and walk around and interact with the suspects. You have to play along. If you only sit at your table, then yes, you are not going to have fun. There are a lot of suspects, and due to the size of the room (it was large), it was hard to interact. Buy the living social or groupon (do not pay full price), play along, and you should have a night of fun.

Quite a disappointment. The food was good but nothing extraordinary. The actor were doing their best to make it entertaining. The biggest problems were layout of the room and the number of people. We were in a small room off to the side of the main room. This made it hard to hear what was going on. There were DOZENS of people causing so much of a racket made the situation even worse.
The most frustrating thing was a table full of a$$holes next to us being really rude and obnoxious. They wouldnt shut up regardless of the amount of shussing they recieved. We even named our team «STFU».

I just attended the prom themed version at the Sabre room in Hickory Hills. This show had been rescheduled from the spring due to the roof leaking. I won’t bore you by going over details from previous reviews, but I did expect the worse. It wasn’t.
Yes, the place is worn and dank. But the MMCompany did a nice job decorating their part. Warned the food might not be good, we ate beforehand. The communal salad was as described by others, but although the entrees (lasagna and chicken with pasta) were not restaurant quality, they were edible. Dish of vanilla ice cream for dessert.
The actors were cute and cheesy as I expected and wanted. Some key audience members chosen to participate were understandably weak, so maybe they could choose participants a little more wisely? But we had plenty of laughs and solving the mystery wasn’t too difficult which was fine by me. I did «Trapped in a Room with a Zombie» and they were proud that few could solve theirs. I had a good time!

Just a quick update as most of my general review still stands but I went again with a friend recently —
The Murder Mystery Company has changed locations and now happens at Salvatore’s which is head & shoulders above their past spots. As a result of the location change, the staff is better, the entire restaurant is private for those attending the show and the food is even better.
The Murder Mystery dinner show is what you make it. How much fun you have depends completely on how much you put into it. Best Laid Plans is a better show overall than the wedding show I went to last year. It seems they will be changing themes rather often which is good to keep everything fresh.
Let loose, give it a try and drink copious amounts to make the entire experience more thrilling!

I could write a long review but everything has been said by precedent people rating one star.
I expected something different and I am glad I bought the tickets via Groupons instead of paying full price.
The show was cheap as well as their humor. The show began after it was supposed to begin. It was long and boring. It looks like it was a last minute preparation.
I did not enjoy myself. I hesitated to go because I had a last minute test to prepare, I just regret I went.
I put one star for the service.
I do not recommend it but this show was in Hickory Hills so maybe you will be more lucky and you will find a nicer atmosphere.
Anah Bertois Wagrez

My roommate and I recently went to the «Best Laid Plans» show at Salvatore’s. The waitstaff was excellent. I asked a waiter to bring me a new drink (cranberry juice) every time he saw that my glass was empty. He brought out several drinks before I hit the bottom of the glass. The food came out relatively quickly and they were very polite. They made sure we always had water. I would give the waitstaff five stars.
The food was served family style. This is fine except that I was sent few emails confirming my reservation and asking that I choose a meal for each person in my party. Turns out that I was the only one at the table (out of 10) who ordered the vodka sauce pasta but I ate less than half a serving because it was family-​style. I don’t understand why they would be so adamant about which meal we chose if all the table received all three meals. I don’t eat meat so one pasta was out and I am allergic to onions, which were present in the other pasta. So while everyone else at the table (other than the vegan) enjoyed all three pastas (and some taking much more than a serving of each), I only got half a serving. I should have eaten before I went.
The confirmation email will tell you to arrive a half hour early and the actors will begin the show once the first person arrives. We didn’t want to miss anything so we arrived early. We arrived early and sat at our table. Hungry. And then a half hour after the show was supposed to start, we received our food. Shortly after the show began. So while the website says approximately a 3 hour show — it is definitely three hours if you arrive a half hour early, wait a half hour for anything to happen and then you get a one and a half hour show with the last half hour being dragged out in what they call, «five minutes.» But the total talk time for the actors was probably a half hour.
The actual show was pitiful. I went with an open mind and was actually very excited even after I had read the reviews here. I was sorely disappointed. They had technical difficulties so listening to the actors was difficult since they were not standing by our table. They chose people to participate in the show. This would be fine if they chose people who were willing and ABLE to participate. We are supposed to listen to their stories and hear clues but it’s hard to listen if people are whispering because they are shy. We had one man who had a very difficult time reading his lines so no one understood what he was trying to say — although this could have been dyslexia, it just seemed as if he had a hard time reading in general. The actors uncomfortably tried to urge him on and at the end of the night, he won best actor — pity is never a nice thing to witness. This is not to discredit this man. He did as well as he could. This does, however, bring down the quality of the show. The audience participants need to really want to participate so the show goes more smoothly.
The actors has undecipherable accents. The murder was supposed to have been taken place in the 1930s. I expected a Dick Tracy type of accent — similar to the one on the website. However, instead we got a mix of a British and American accent (it was as if he couldn’t decide if he wanted to be British or maybe he couldn’t hold an accent for any length of time). We also got a horrible French accent that we assumed was some type of African accent (sounded like a Ugandan friend I have). One of the actresses was supposed to have allergies and be continuously sneezing. She didn’t sneeze once so it just appeared that she had a very strange speech impediment. Her allergies were supposed to be explained to all of the tables, instead, only our table had insight to this and I heard other tables asking why she spoke so awkwardly. This may sound harsh but they are actors and acting is their jobs.
The show also required us to leave our meals to go talk to the actors if we wanted clues. Instead of the actors coming to the tables, we had to approach them. Maybe this is me being lazy but at the same time, I was also hungry (although then I received about 11 noodles which didn’t fill me at all).
There were also a lot of unexplained clues. Not to give away the ending, but completely disregard the blood on the wine glass, the fingerprint on the wine bottle, the cut cord of the telephone, etc. They tell you to look carefully at the pictures, but don’t look too carefully because this plan was very poorly laid out.
I gave this one star because they made an attempt — even if it was dismal. I wouldn’t say, «If I could give them no stars, I would.» I give them one for attempt. If I was rating Salvatore’s I would have rated it four stars based on tonight’s experience (the food was edible but nothing spectacular). I barely think that this show was worth the price of the Groupon: $ 30. Knowing what I know now, if I went back in time and had the option of purchasing this Groupon, I would scroll right by it.

Quick:
I also went to the Murder Mystery Dinner last night at Salvatore’s and had a ton of fun.
Details:
Some of the reviews on here concerned me so I went in with a high degree of skepticism.
The venue is solid, we had our reception there 10 years ago and it was just as nice as we remembered it. We got there, got a drink and had our picture taken.
I got picked to participate and my level of engagement went from thinking how I could convince my wife to leave early to totally getting into it. I did ham it up because my thinking was if I have to talk a few times into a microphone I might as well make it more fun for me, as well as for the folks listening to me (so I did not talk in a low rambling monotone while looking down at the floor). I did do a British accent haha.
The members of the show are really funny, and I really enjoyed them. I was impressed that some of the tables actually figured out who did it too. My table did and I was not one of the people who came to the right conclusion.
I feel bad for some of the folks who posted about not having fun. I think something like this is a great experience for folks who are willing to be very spontaneous, get into the show, have a few drinks, and laugh a lot. It’s a bit of comfort zone thing I think, because I think the show is actually highly structured and they do a very good job of managing the timing of everything. I think if you are super shy and uncomfortable going up to strangers to ask for clues, well you won’t have fun. Me, well I’m a bit of a ham and had fun with the character.
I would go again!
Food was kind of basic, pasta, would have liked a side of veggies to share with others.

I’m giving it one star only for the EXCELLENT service the wait staff provided during dinner.
Where do I start with? First off, it was a waste of money to visit The Murder Mystery Co. Such a waste! We’d been better off going to a nice restaurant where people don’t act as elementary school teachers and treat us like kids.
The arrangement was like a wedding reception with round tables clustered together and barely any room to squeeze through. The room was so small and loud that not only were we having a hard time understanding what the heck is going on, the neighboring tables were giving us dirty looks for being loud and enjoying ourselves. This is not a friggin class room folks?! Get off our backs and let us have a nice time.
The whole event was a chaos. Nobody knew what was going on. Should we eat, chat, laugh and enjoy or pay attention to a stupid game with RULES? I can play board games at home for free. I’m never paying money to put myself amongst chaos.
The food was okay, just the generic. We were hungry so we didn’t really care. I really appreciated how the wait staff went out of their way to bring us anything we needed.
I’m NOT doing another murder mystery ever again and certainly not recommending anybody. Spend your money elsewhere! This isn’t worth it.

Ok I will try to be as respectful as possible because I realize the actors here are young kids trying to make a buck but let’s just say I didn’t really enjoy myself.
My girlfriend saw a deal on Groupon for 2 people for 50 $. She had wanted to do one FOREVER and like a good BF, I told her I would go along. A few friends of hers also decided to get in on the deal.
So off we went to the Sabre room. Now let me tell you about this place. When you walk in this place, it looks like it’s been frozen in time since like 1982. It’s HORRIBLE. In the room we were in, the ceiling was leaking so badly that it looked like the drop ceiling was going to come down on our heads. So if you are planning on going to see this MMC, don’t go to the Sabre room.
The actors themselves had personality and they were pretty funny. The setup that we had was a «wedding» mystery. Each actor was pretty good in their roles. So that’ parts cool… It’s CHEESY as can be, but that’s what I expected going into it.
Here’s where the problem lies — They choose people randomly from the audience to participate to be key actors/​characters in the show… uh what? They give people this binder and a few mins to read their character and background and then throw them to the Lions so to speak. You will have the occasional person or two that does a really good job, but most of the people have no business doing this sort of thing, nor do they know what they are supposed to say or do. So getting «Clues» is like pulling teeth because some people are confused on what to do (Not that I blame them) Hell one guy was saying something that was THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE till the end of the show and only corrected himself when the main actor finally said something to him in the «final questioning»
That’s where the production goes down for me. This should be done by actors in the group. I understand getting people in the audience to participate. For me, they «accused» me of the murder and interrogated me, but it was easy. At least I didn’t have to be one of the main «Suspects» For the poor people playing actual BIG roles in the production? They don’t get to enjoy their night at all and have to spend the entire evening being uncomfortable.
I feel if they are going to do something like this, they should ask people ahead of time (maybe via email) if they wish to participate. Then give them the role/​background information so they can read up in advance of what they are supposed to do. Also this would provide time to ask questions if people were confused about anything.
Having confused «actors» thrown to the fire doesn’t make for entertainment or comedy. It just makes you feel bad for them and irritated that you are trying to muddle through this stuff just to solve some crappy mystery. Honestly it gets irritating to say the least. If you can’t afford to have REAL actors play all the roles, then you need to re-​do the play to work with less people.
This whole thing was so lame and confusing that only 2 tables (6 – 10 people each) got the correct answer. Out of like 100 people if that tells you anything.
What really just «took the cake» so to speak is that the person whom comitted the murder was SO OBVIOUS it was lame. Like you expect it to be some well planned crime story but instead it comes off as clumsy. (I wont give it away here) Like the end was so obvious and clumsy it was hitting you right over the head with a frying pan. Not to sound disrespectful, but maybe the person that wrote this might want to make the ending a little more intriguing.
As far as the price goes. If I paid 60 $ apiece for this, I would be PISSED! I almost felt like the 25 $ apiece we paid was too much.
I’m not sure if the Sabre room was in charge of the food, or if MMC has their own catering company. If so, they need to re-​evaluate their food.
The «Steak» I got wasn’t steak. It was like a shredded/​sliced meat product in this horrible «sauce» on top of bland rice. The meat/​sauce combination looked, smelled, and tasted like low-​quality cat food. I hate to sound rude and honestly I am FAR from a picky eater, but it was like they put rice on the plate, then opened up a can of fancy feast and slapped it on a plate. HORRIBLE. I ate two bites (only because I was STARVING) and had them take it away.
Then they have a basic white Italian bread and a very basic and badly put together iceberg lettuce salad with ranch dressing. The Chicken that my GF had was at least edible, but it was bland and dry. I realize that the MMC needs to make a buck, but getting better food would ensure that more people come back. This is so horrible I don’t know how anyone can eat it.
The cake is a basic chocolate cake. Nothing too interesting about it. At least edible I guess. I would rather them reduce the «courses» to 1 and give me an entrée that at least is edible.
I can tell ya that I won’t be spending my money here again unless they can improve a LOT of stuff…

I’ve always wanted to attend a murder mystery dinner. I imagined myself sitting in an audience, looking onto a stage of talented actors as they bring the game «Clue» to life before my very eyes. My commitment to watching years of crime TV would finally pay off and i’d get to add Detective to my resume. Yeahhhh that didn’t happen.
My friend surprised me with a groupon for this suckfest. We get in the area much earlier than anticipated so we stop at an adorable mexican restaurant for some drinks. We’re both starving but don’t want to spoil our appetites. After all, we’ve got a «3 course dinner» to look forward to. So were snacking on some chips and salsa and after the 3^rd platter we finally convince ourselves we should just leave before we get too full. Big mistake.
We show up to the place and and stand around with a group of 30+ other people. No staff around to tell us where to go, if we’re in the right place (it was at a banquet hall), nothing. An hour and a half after the «show» is supposed to start, they finally let us in the room. We snag a couple seats right off the dance floor and sit at a large round table with a bunch of people we don’t know.
Apparently they sent out an email the day before saying to dress up. Uhh didn’t get that memo. So now there are people who are dressed in everyday clothes, a woman who decided it was a good idea to wear her actual wedding dress, another woman who wore a sexy Halloween costume.(Lmao), and a couple more who dressed up in great vintage outfits. Cant tell the actors from the guests. Great.
We get served our first course. A bread basket to be shared with the entire table and salad to be served family style as well. That was our first course and the third course was spoiled cake. The food was atrocious and there wasn’t enough to go around. (Fine by me)
Now keep in mind that there are people of all ages there, spread out around the room. I’m in my 20’s, sitting ten feet from the actors and couldn’t hear a damn thing the actors were saying. Neither could the poor older women sitting at my table. Due to the fact that you couldn’t hear anything, it was impossible to follow along. You see its not actually a show, its basically 2 minutes of acting followed by actors walking around bumping into your chairs and waiting for you to ask them questions with cheesy fake bribe money they hand out. I wish I could better verbalize how cheesy and underwhelming this whole thing was.
They picked people from the audience to be the murderers and «actors». It was this poor guys BIRTHDAY at my table and instead of sitting and enjoying a show and his meal, he had to go around the entire room to be interrogated by every table. He didn’t get a chance to eat ANYTHING or sit down all night. I was upset FOR him.
Side Note: Acting was worthy of the Golden Rasperry award.
By the way, there was a group of 3 older ladies at my table who were as sweet as could be. It was their birthdays, they must’ve been in their 70’s or 80’s and they were so excited to be out and about. THEY EVEN PAID FULL PRICE. They spent hours sitting there trying so hard to enjoy themselves. But they couldn’t tolerate the disgusting food or crappy acting. Happy frickin birthday to them.
Last but not least,
My favorite part of the night was when the actor brought up a server who looked like she may have just turned 15, to tell us to be generous with our gratuities because she was knocked up.
Rant over.

A friend and I heard about murder mystery dinners and wanted to try it. So when there was a Groupon for this place we jumped on it. I think most of the reviews for this place are accurate, even though there is a wide range in stars. It’s hard to assign a specific number of stars for this place. I understand both the 2 and 4 star reviews, because at times this was barely tolerable but at other times it was really fun.
This is an interactive event, not a show. Dinner is throughout the event. It is in the back room at Sopranos Restaurant. The doors opened at 7 and the event started at about 7:30 and ended around 10:30 or 11.
For the 1^st hour I think everyone is excited and confused. Then the next hour people become hungry and confused. Then everyone stops paying attention and eats. For the last 45 minutes people start to understand how everything works and it becomes fun. So the beginning is okay, the middle is painful (probably less painful if you had a drink and weren’t starving), but at the end everyone is having a good time.
The food was okay. There was a tiny portion of Cesar salad per person at around 7:45, a tiny portion of bread with a normal home sized portion of pasta around 9:30 (not a normal restaurant size of pasta, but the amount you would serve at home), and a tiny portion of tiramisu at about 10:15. The lasagna was way better than the pasta primavera.
I decided around 8:30 pm that I needed a drink, but I didn’t have the opportunity to order one until around 10, and by then I gave up.
My suggestion for the Murder Mystery company is to serve twice as much bread and salad as they currently do and serve the bread at the same time as salad. Those items are cheap and would help make keep people from starving until the pasta comes.
My suggestion for anyone attending the murder mystery dinner is to stop somewhere for a couple of drinks and appetizers beforehand. That would help make the middle part tolerable instead of painful.
I would do this again if it was free, I wouldn’t discourage people from going if they paying $ 30 per person. I don’t think this is worth $ 60 per person though.