Filmed version of Torben Betts’ current hit touring comedy thriller MURDER AT MIDNIGHT to be released
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A specially filmed version of Murder at Midnight, the brand-new stage thriller from acclaimed writer Torben Betts which is currently touring the UK with a star-studded cast including Jason Durr, Susie Blake, Max Bowden and Katie McGlynn, will be available exclusively through Original Online, Original Theatre’s digital streaming platform, from midnight at New Year's Eve.
Murder at Midnight will launch exclusively for Original Online Members, existing or new, and be available to stream for the whole of January.
Directed by Philip Franks and also starring Callum Balmforth, Peter Moreton, Iryna Poplavska, Bella Farr and Andy McLeod, Murder at Midnight blends razor-sharp wit with chilling suspense, proving that even the best-laid plans can unravel spectacularly when the wrong people are in the wrong place at exactly the wrong time.
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?
Produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, in association with Joshua Beaumont and Huw Allen, Murder at Midnight is a gripping murder mystery filled with twists, chilling suspense and wickedly dark humour - guaranteed to keep you guessing until the final stroke of midnight.
Murder at Midnight was filmed by Tristan McShepherd exclusively for Original Online. The creative team of Murder at Midnight also includes designer Colin Falconer, lighting designer Jason Taylor, sound designer and composer Max Pappenheim, casting director Ellie Collyer-Bristow, and fight and intimacy director Ruth Cooper-Brown for Rc-Annie.
To watch Murder at Midnight online, please click here. The production will be available to stream from 00:00 on 1 January 2026 (effectively midnight on New Year’s Eve) and exclusively for Original Online Members - new or existing. The show will be streaming for the whole of January. Further release plans including rental options are still to be confirmed.