“IF Tarantino was to write a play, this would be it,” says Jason Durr, star of the new comedy thriller Murder at Midnight, which comes to Salisbury Playhouse from Monday 9th to Saturday 14th March, and Bath Theatre Royal from 16th to 21st.

Written by Torben Betts, it is a follow-up to his previous play Murder in the Dark. It’s a blend of razor sharp wit and gripping murder mystery, full of twists and turns, dark humour and chilling suspense. Throw in a suitcase full of cash, a bunch of ravenous dogs, a chainsaw and an unsolved murder … and what’s not to like?

Jason Durr plays the wonderfully named Jonny the Cyclops, described by the actor as “a colourful character, who lives in a luxury Kent mansion, where the play is set … a one-eyed drug dealer, pig farmer and notorious gangland killer, whose past is catching up with him fast.”

No wonder Durr is looking forward to playing this one-eyed monster.

The play is full of interesting characters, most of whom have something to hide. There is Jonny’s mum (the always wonderful Susie Blake), his girlfriend, his trigger-happy sidekick, a vicar and a nervous burglar dressed as a clown.

The production is directed by Philip Franks.

Photographs by Pamela Raith