Original Theatre present

Murder at midnight

A Thriller by Torben Betts
Directed by Philip Franks

Starring national favourites Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty), Susie Blake (Victoria Wood’s as Seen on TV, Coronation Street) and Max Bowden, best known for his role as Ben Mitchell in Eastenders.

A New Year’s bash they won’t live to forget.

Following the smash-hit success of Murder in the Dark, Torben Betts returns with a night to die for…

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?

From the mind of acclaimed writer Torben Betts and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, who brought you the smash hit production of Birdsong, Murder in The Dark and Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d; Murder at Midnight blends razor-sharp wit with chilling suspense and will keep you guessing until the final stroke of midnight.

Age guidance 14+
Specific content advice to be confirmed

Reviews from Murder in the Dark

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
‘A chilling masterpiece’
VARSITY

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
‘A play that you won't want to miss one second of’
SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
‘A narrative that looks straight out of a Black Mirror episode, one that will make your toes curl the more the story unfolds.’
EAST MIDLANDS THEATRE

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
‘A gripping multi-layered drama’
SALISBURY JOURNAL

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
‘A real rollercoaster’
FAIRY POWERED PRODUCTIONS

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
‘Dark, twisted and very funny - totally enjoyable’
THE VIEW FROM THE STALLS