The Key of Dreams - Your way

"A captivating and thoroughly luxurious experience that will leave you in awe"

LLM

Bespoke Experiences

Have you ever wanted to step into your favourite novel? Spend a weekend exploring a world you thought could only exist in the imagination? At the Key of Dreams, we can make that dream a reality.

Created by Lemon Difficult Studios, The Key of Dreams is a unique experience blending hospitality, narrative and gaming in a luxury manor house. Live actors bring the world to life as you investigate the strange mystery of the house.

To make this experience even more special, we can work with you to craft an event especially for you?

A special birthday, proposal, anniversary, reunion or just because, let us shape your experience.

All writing, food design and preparation and prop making is done in-house so we can truly create an event tailored to you.

What can we do?

Our team is wide and varied…

Writing: Adapt a story to include in the experience, build an event incorporating elements of your life experiences, or dreams.

Music: We have a range of musicians to play and sing

Something special: We work with Magicians and Fire Dancers to incorporate drama into your event

Go the extra: We have a humanist/pagan celebrant on the team so should you wish to incorporate a handfasting, humanist wedding or renaming into your experience, we can also accommodate that.

A woman kneeling by a fire and candles, holding a shell, at a rustic indoor gathering.
A person sitting at a dining table, looking at their phone, in a room with floral wallpaper, a large window with open shutters, and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Assorted delicious dishes on colourful patterned plates, including chorizo, grilled meat, meatballs with green sauce, roasted peppers, fruit with cheese, and what appears to be tamales or similar
Baskets of dried flowers, including pink, purple, yellow, and blue-green varieties, on a white surface at an outdoor market or shop.
Two men playing acoustic guitars outdoors, one in a black coat and the other in a white hat and vest, with a brick building and greenery in the background.
A woman playing a drum while a woman playing a violin performs outdoors during the evening, with audience members seated on the ground.
A person sitting at a wooden table, observing a large flame on a bubbling dish, with other individuals standing nearby.
People gathered around tables outdoors under a large tree in a countryside setting with rolling hills.

Corporate events

Let us create an incredible team building event in an unforgettable location with superb dining and an incredible cast of performers.

Special occasions

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Proposals. Talk to us about how we can make your celebration delightful, unique and memorable.

A Taster of previous work…

A proposal to remember…

For Matt and Catherine (though without her original involvement) we crafted a narrative experience that wove names, dates and locations that were special to the couple and clues about the ring and event that the trail led to.

Working with Matt, our prop-maker (Maz) designed a stunning iris box to hold the ring, which had many of their details carved in. You’ll be glad to know she said yes!

A decorative wooden calendar cube with ornate cut-out patterns, displaying the date June 14, 2025, placed on a rustic wooden windowsill with a scenic view of green fields outside.
A decorative, intricately laser-cut wooden box with ornate patterns, placed on a rustic wooden surface.

“I planned to ask a very important question, and the answer was yes! I am eternally grateful to Laura Langrish and all the creatives, cast and crew who put together clues and kept my secret a secret. And Maxine Dubois for making the most incredible speech en route, leading us to a very special place to open a very special mystery box. I'll never forget it.”

Matt

Rows of small glass jars with black lids and wooden tags on a rustic wooden table in a warmly lit room, with windows and a brick wall in the background.
A stack of copper coins on a reflective surface with some animal bones nearby and a computer screen in the background.