Co-founder · performer & producer
Robin Pipe
Robin's live-event background spans performance, production and the practical delivery of murder mysteries for hotels and distinctive venues.
Experience matters
More than 25 years in murder mysteries. More than 1,500 successful events.
The Murder Society is a new business built on a very established professional background.
25+
years of combined industry experience
1,500+
successfully delivered events
A proven team
Experience in the room, not simply on the page.
Between founders Robin Pipe and Pete Giles lies a substantial background in professional murder-mystery entertainment.
They previously ran one of the UK's largest murder-mystery companies and have provided advice and practical support to other businesses in the industry, including acting as consultants.
Their experience ranges from intimate private events to major hotels and destination venues, across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Spain and Belgium.
The Old Swan Hotel, HarrogateOrient ExpressAshmolean Museum, OxfordMajor hotelsCruise shipsCastlesCanary Wharf
Venues are listed as examples of the founders' previous experience; no current endorsement or affiliation is implied.
Why we built it this way
The hotel runs the hotel. We create its one-off mystery.
Over many years we have seen live events made unnecessarily complicated by ticket splits, minimum sales, changing prices and last-minute renegotiation.
We wanted something simpler and more special. The hotel pays one fixed fee and keeps its revenue. We research the property, write an original story, commit six professional actors and perform it once, even if ticket sales are lower than hoped.
The founders
Two people accountable for every event
Co-founder · writer & performer
Pete Giles
Pete is a published murder-mystery writer who leads the creation of each venue-exclusive case, combining original story development with the improvisation and roomcraft that interactive mysteries demand.
One named contact
Clear accountability
One of the founders remains your principal contact through creative planning, venue assessment, performance and follow-up.
Professional where it matters. Playful where it should be.
What 1,500 events have taught us
Performance
Professional actors who can improvise, respond naturally to guests and sustain believable characters.
Hospitality
A production planned around dinner service instead of forcing the hotel to work around us.
Reliability
Once confirmed, disappointing ticket sales do not cause us to cancel or change the fee.
Safety
A pre-event venue visit, suitability assessment and appropriate risk assessment.
Insurance
Appropriate event insurance, with evidence available to our partner hotel.
Accountability
Clear responsibilities, agreed timings and one named contact throughout.
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