Soap stars to lead world premiere of MURDER AT MIDNIGHT tour
Casting has been announced for Murder at Midnight, the brand-new comedy thriller from Torben Betts following his smash-hit success Murder in the Dark, which tours from September.
Directed by Philip Franks, Murder at Midnight will star stage and screen favourites Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty) as Jonny ‘The Cyclops’, Susie Blake (Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Coronation Street) as Shirley, Max Bowden (EastEnders) as Paul, and Katie McGlynn (Coronation Street, Hollyoaks) as Lisa. They are joined by Callum Balmforth as Russell, Peter Moreton as Trainwreck, and Iryna Poplavska as Cristina, with Bella Farr and Andy McLeod as Police Officers/Understudies.
It’s New Year’s Eve in a quiet corner of Kent and a killer is in the house. We meet Jonny ‘The Cyclops’ - the notorious gangster, his glamorous wife, his trigger-happy sidekick, his mum - who’s seeing things, her very jittery carer, plus a vicar who’s hiding something, and a nervous burglar dressed as a clown. Throw in a suitcase full of cash, a stash of deadly weapons, and one infamous unsolved murder…what could possibly go wrong? Join the murder mystery with a difference. One house. Seven suspects…and a murder at midnight.
Produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, 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 opens at Derby Theatre on 5 September before visiting Birmingham, Cheltenham, Guildford, Malvern, Southend, York, Eastbourne, Cardiff, Fareham, Bromley, Salford, Blackpool, Ipswich, Northampton, Brighton, Coventry, Salisbury, Bath, and Darlington.
(Please note: Max Bowden is confirmed for 2025 venues only).
The creative team 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.
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.