ENSEMBLE THEATRE PRESENTS THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF ‘DIAL M FOR MURDER’
A THRILLING PICTURE OF A MARRIAGE GONE WRONG
Venue: Ensemble Theatre
Address: Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall Street, Kirribilli 2061
Date: 28th November 2025 – 11th January 2026
Ticket: $43-94
Buy / Ticket: https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/dial-m-for-murder/
Web: https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/dial-m-for-murder/
EMail: boxoffice@ensemble.com.au
Call: (02) 8918 3400
Address: Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall Street, Kirribilli 2061
Date: 28th November 2025 – 11th January 2026
Ticket: $43-94
Buy / Ticket: https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/dial-m-for-murder/
Web: https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/dial-m-for-murder/
EMail: boxoffice@ensemble.com.au
Call: (02) 8918 3400
Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to present Jeffrey Hatcher’s spine-tingling new adaptation of Frederick Knott’s Dial M for Murder, a gripping tale of love and deception made famous by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950’s film.
Directed by Ensemble’s Artistic Director Mark Kilmurry and starring Australian stage and screen actor Anna Samson (Belvoir’s August Osage County, ABC’s Return to Paradise) in her Ensemble debut, Dial M for Murder follows the ‘perfect murder’ scheme gone awry.
The ever-so-charming ex-tennis-pro Tony Wendice has his eye on the prize. The prize in question? His wife Margot’s eye-wateringly enormous inheritance. Fuelled by greed and revenge, he concocts the perfect plan to eliminate her from the equation. But after a small mishap, Tony must spin a web of lies to outsmart the cops to avoid a jaunt behind bars.
Mark Kilmurry said, “A murder at Christmas, what could be better! Holmes, Dickens, spooks and thrillers: the season’s favourite companions. To unpack why would be a psychological nightmare, but suffice it to say Dial M for Murder belongs among the best of this tradition, and Jeffrey Hatcher’s marvellous new update keeps us guessing even more. I’m thrilled with this cast & creative team and here’s to this lovely “will-they-won’t-they, will-they-get-away-with-it, and how?”
“Audiences can expect the nostalgia that you come to the theatre for... it’s spine-tingling. There’s an edge of darkness to it while at the same time being kind of a rompy entertainment as well,” said Samson, who plays Margot in the production.
The stellar cast of five also includes Garth Holcombe (Photograph 51, The Woman in Black), Madeleine Jones (The Memory of Water, Michael Cassel Group’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Kenneth Moraleda (Cruise Control, Belvoir’s An Enemy of the People) and David Soncin (A Doll’s House, A View from the Bridge).
Crackling with suspense, intrigue and unexpected surprises, don’t miss this explosive night of theatre.
Directed by Ensemble’s Artistic Director Mark Kilmurry and starring Australian stage and screen actor Anna Samson (Belvoir’s August Osage County, ABC’s Return to Paradise) in her Ensemble debut, Dial M for Murder follows the ‘perfect murder’ scheme gone awry.
The ever-so-charming ex-tennis-pro Tony Wendice has his eye on the prize. The prize in question? His wife Margot’s eye-wateringly enormous inheritance. Fuelled by greed and revenge, he concocts the perfect plan to eliminate her from the equation. But after a small mishap, Tony must spin a web of lies to outsmart the cops to avoid a jaunt behind bars.
Mark Kilmurry said, “A murder at Christmas, what could be better! Holmes, Dickens, spooks and thrillers: the season’s favourite companions. To unpack why would be a psychological nightmare, but suffice it to say Dial M for Murder belongs among the best of this tradition, and Jeffrey Hatcher’s marvellous new update keeps us guessing even more. I’m thrilled with this cast & creative team and here’s to this lovely “will-they-won’t-they, will-they-get-away-with-it, and how?”
“Audiences can expect the nostalgia that you come to the theatre for... it’s spine-tingling. There’s an edge of darkness to it while at the same time being kind of a rompy entertainment as well,” said Samson, who plays Margot in the production.
The stellar cast of five also includes Garth Holcombe (Photograph 51, The Woman in Black), Madeleine Jones (The Memory of Water, Michael Cassel Group’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Kenneth Moraleda (Cruise Control, Belvoir’s An Enemy of the People) and David Soncin (A Doll’s House, A View from the Bridge).
Crackling with suspense, intrigue and unexpected surprises, don’t miss this explosive night of theatre.