WORLD PREMIERE OF
MURDER IN THE DARK BY TORBEN BETTS
STARRING TOM CHAMBERS
TO TOUR UK & IRELAND FROM 7 SEPTEMBER 2023
The award-winning Original Theatre has teamed up with Trafalgar Entertainment for the first time to produce a new Torben Betts thriller, Murder in the Dark, directed by Philip Franks and starring Tom Chambers. The UK & Ireland Tour will open at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 7 September 2023.
New Year’s Eve. A car crash on a lonely road brings famous but troubled singer Danny Sierra and his extended family to an isolated holiday cottage in rural England. From the moment they arrive, a sequence of inexplicable events begins to occur… and then the lights go out.
This thrilling new ghost story by acclaimed writer Torben Betts will thrust you into darkness and have you on the edge of your seats until the final chilling twist.
Torben Betts said, “I’m really thrilled to be working with Original Theatre again. This will be my fourth project with them, after their tours of Invincible, Caroline’s Kitchen and the online play Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon. Their reputation continues to grow while their commitment to touring theatre around the country has not faded, despite the battering our industry has taken over the last few years. I am thrilled that I will be part of their next ghostly theatrical adventure.”
Tom Chambers is known for his roles as Sam Strachan in Holby City and Casualty, Max Tyler in Waterloo Road and Inspector Sullivan in Father Brown. He also won the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing with his partner Camilla Dallerup. In theatre, he most recently appeared in the West End in Elf the Musical. He originated the role of Jerry Travers in Top Hat, which earned him an Olivier nomination. He also starred in Original Theatre’s lockdown film of Torben Betts’s Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon.
Tom Chambers said, “I’m really thrilled and excited to be a part of this brand new piece of theatre, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. It should be a great night out, if you can find your way out!”
Murder in the Dark will be directed by Philip Franks (The Mirror Crack’d, The Habit of Art, The Haunting of Alice Bowles, The Croft and A Cold Supper Behind Harrods) and designed by Adrian Linford, with lighting design by Olivier Award-winner Paul Pyant, original music and sound design by Max Pappenheim.
The UK & Ireland Tour will be produced by Alastair Whatley and Tom Hackney for Original Theatre in association with Trafalgar Entertainment. Original Theatre’s recent productions include The Mirror Crack’d, The Time Machine, The End of the Night, The Hound of The Baskervilles, Birdsong and Originals,a new playwriting competition held over the summer at Riverside Studios. Their forthcoming work includes New York runs of their acclaimed productions of The Habit of Art and Being Mr Wickham at 59e59 and the world premiere of Stumped at Hampstead Theatre from June.
Website: www.originaltheatre.com
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @OriginalTheatre / @InTheDarkPlay / #MurderInTheDark
Age Guidance 14+
TOUR SCHEDULE
7- 9 September Bromley Churchill Theatre 0343 310 0020
churchilltheatre.co.uk on sale 21 April
12-16 September Guildford Yvonne Arnaud 01483 44 00 00
www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk on sale
19-23 September York Theatre Royal 01904 623568
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk on sale
25-30 September Oxford Playhouse 01865 305305
Oxfordplayhouse.com on sale soon
2-7 October Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320333
www.salisburyplayhouse.com on sale 12 May
10-14 October Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 00 353 1 646 8600
www.gaietytheatre.ie on sale 21 April
16-21 October Northampton Royal & Derngate 01604 624811
royalandderngate.co.uk on sale
24 – 28 October Orchard Theatre, Dartford 0343 310 0033
orchardtheatre.co.uk on sale 21 April
31 October – 4 November Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe 0343 310 0060
wycombeswan.co.uk on sale 21 April
7-11 November Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
www.atgtickets.com/birmingham on sale
Further dates to be announced