The Robbery Mystery

In 2012 we created The Pearl of Doha for an audience in Qatar who preferred not to have a murder, but still wanted a mystery. Before natural gas was discovered Doha in Qatar was a fishing village, where some of the world's finest pearls could be found. Since then we have run several robberies instead of murders.

How it works

The principal is essentially the same. With a murder mystery the audience is trying to establish Method, Motive, and Murderer. With a robbery it's Alibi, Access, and Accused (if alliteration is the goal!). We will choose an item of jewellery, or any other high value asset. For a company, for example, it could be a file containing new product details. We position suspects within the event, so they might be newly recruited waiters, a security guard 'in the know', or a dancer cum cat burglar. All will have interesting histories that may link them to the crime. A detective arrives and locks down the building for the investigation. Usually it lasts for two hours or so, a typical attention span. The event can be staged as a surprise for the guests.

The Robbery Enquiry