Original Theatre present

Murder at midnight

A Thriller by Torben Betts
Directed by Philip Franks

Starring national favourites Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty) and Susie Blake (Victoria Wood’s as Seen on TV, Coronation Street).

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