Birmingham Rep is delighted to announce the full casting for the brand-new comedy thriller, Murder at Midnight, from acclaimed playwright Torben Betts, following his smash-hit success Murder in the Dark, touring to The Rep from 16 – 20 September with a star-studded cast.

Murder at Midnight will star soap and stage favourites Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty) as Jonny ‘The Cyclops’, Susie Blake (Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Coronation Street) as Shirley and Max Bowden (best known for his role as Ben Mitchell in EastEnders) as Paul.

They will be joined by National Television Award-winning actress Katie McGlynn (best known as the bubbly Sinead Tinker in Coronation Street) as Lisa. The cast is completed 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.

Written by acclaimed playwright Torben Betts and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, who had a sold-out run at The Rep earlier this year with Birdsong, Murder at Midnight is a gripping murder mystery filled with twists, chilling suspense and wickedly dark humour - guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the final stroke of midnight.

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.

Murder at Midnight comes to The Rep from Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 September 2025. To book simply birmingham-rep.co.uk