Original Theatre has announced casting for its forthcoming world premiere tour of Murder at Midnight.
The new thriller by Torben Betts is directed by Philip Franks.
The play will star Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty), Susie Blake (Victoria Wood as seen on TV, Coronation Street) and Max Bowden (Birdsong, EastEnders). Further casting is to be announced.
Murder at Midnight will start its run at Derby Theatre on 5 September 2025, and then play Birmingham, Cheltenham, Guildford, Malvern, Southend, York, Eastbourne, Cardiff, Fareham, and Bromley, with further dates to be announced.
Murder at Midnight follows the success of Torben Betts’ Murder in the Dark, and mixes razor-sharp wit with chilling suspense.
In the play, it’s New Year’s Eve in rural Kent, and Jonny “The Cyclops” has decided to throw a party. But amidst the drinking, music and fireworks exploding overhead, a twisted trail of destruction emerges. As midnight looms, tarot cards foretell doom, police lights flash in the distance and a killer is in the house. Everyone’s hiding something – but who’s telling the truth?
Actor Max Bowden said: “I’m excited to begin working on this ambitious new dark comedy from a writer and a team I admire greatly. It’s a new challenge and an exciting shift for my career, and I’m looking forward to working with Original Theatre again.”
Director Philip Franks said: “Murder at Midnight is a dark and often very funny thriller set in the luxury Kent mansion of a one eyed drug dealer, pig farmer and possible gangland killer, Jonny “The Cyclops”. At midnight on New Year’s Eve his past is catching up with him fast. It’s Feydeau rewritten by Tarantino.”
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Murder at Midnight – 2025 UK Tour Dates
- 5 – 13 September – Derby Theatre
- 16 – 20 September – Birmingham Rep
- 23 – 27 September – Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
- 30 September – 4 October – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
- 7 – 11 October – Malvern Theatres
- 13 – 18 October – Palace Theatre, Southend
- 21 – 25 October – York Theatre Royal
- 27 – 31 October – Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
- 4 – 8 November – New Theatre, Cardiff
- 18 – 22 November – Fareham Live
- 25 – 29 November – Churchill Theatre, Bromley
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