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BrumHour saw Murder at Midnight at the invite of Birmingham Rep.
By Dave Massey
Murder at Midnight at Birmingham Rep: Review
“Darkly comedic”
Directed by Philip Franks written by Torben Betts
An unplanned gathering on New Year’s Eve is the starting point of this darkly comedic murder story. Shirley (Susie Blake) is at living at her son’s home. Her son Jonny (Jason Durr) turns up and unknown to him so does his partner Lisa (Katie McGlynn). Lisa isn’t alone and has brought Paul (Max Bowden) home from a fancy dress party with her.
This isn’t a direct follow-up to Murder in the Dark, but it does have the shared themes of drugs, music, and family (plus Susie Blake in both).
The large and detaild static set has four or five different areas, a lounge/kitchen, an office, and a bedroom, plus there is a small porch area. There’s plenty of fake blood and weapons on the stage, plus a few jump scares.
The murder and destruction gets more farcical as the story goes on, ramping up the humour. Jason Durr is fun and unhinged as Jonny with Max Bowden and Katie McGlynn bringing chaos as they sneak around the stage. Susie Blake steals the show with her one liners, some of which are filthy.
This show is two hours and fifteen minutes including interval and zips along at a fair pace. Murder at Midnight is at Birmingham Rep until 20th September 2025. Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/murder-at-midnight.
