With the present COVID-19 situation things have been necessarily very quiet for the Foul Players. However we have lots of things planned once things can return to normal ... or the 'new normal'.
All our murder mysteries can be performed socially distanced and the actors have the required PPE, but hopefully once things relax the events that were cancelled in 2020 may be resurrected for 2021, and we can go on to bigger and better things.
The lockdowns have had one positive benefit for us in that it made us diversify and we presented a number of 'on-line' murder mysteries set in the fictional Norfolk village of Falloby. We are looking to expand this and in the spring are intending to unveil the Falloby podcast ... 'A Fete Worse Than Death' starring a number of the stranger residents of the village. Details will be on our Facebook page as soon as it is all confirmed.
We are also designing a number of live CSI events and also considering a number of 'off the shelf' dinner party murder mysteries which can be purchased and enjoyed by customers in their own homes (details will be added here, and on our Facebook Page in due course)
Apart from that we look forward to meeting you at our events, and as said before if you would like further details of any of our events (or proposed events) please fill in the online contact form or email me at burtie@thefoulplayers.co.uk
As with our live events we offer bespoke murder mysteries ... any theme, any number of guests. They are COVID-proof, virtual murder mystery events ... the amount of interaction is up to you, some of your guests may be suspects, some may just be there to solve the mystery.
This event requires a minimum of 8 people but there is no upper limit. You will need to nominate at least 6 guests to play the parts of suspects with all other guests playing the part of detectives.
Usually on application, but as a general rule our prices are £20 per person.
Ahead of the event, we’ll ask you to nominate the guests to play the part of suspects, the theme you would like and any personal details you want included. We’ll then contact these individuals with the details of the character they’ll be playing and the information that they know. Nothing needs to be learnt as these notes can be referred to on the day, and our Detective, the hapless, bumbling, Detective Grey will guide them through it.
On the day in question your group will meet on Zoom where they will be joined by our Detective. The plot will unfold as each character discovers their part in recent events, finally leading to the shocking revelation that one of them is a murderer!
At the end we would ask the participants to guess who they think the killer was and why.
After examining your theories, Inspector Grey will attempt to sum up all of the key clues and unveil the murderer. With the killer unmasked, it’s time to see whether you guessed right or got sidetracked by the many red herrings!
Fancy dress is entirely optional but highly recommended, it certainly adds something to the night.
You will need to invite your guests and then provide us with a list of their names and email addresses. You’ll also need to let us know which of the guests is playing the part of a suspect, and maybe a little about them so we can make the event a bit more personal.
Ahead of the event, we’ll email all of your guests with a Zoom link and some clues.
The actor will contact the suspects with their character information and let them know what to expect. The suspects will need to familiarise themselves with a small amount of information but there are no scripted lines to rehearse. All of the questions the detective asks them during the murder mystery can be answered from the notes we provide.