Tom Chambers is to play Inspector Morse in an original story which will be only the second time the detective has appeared on stage.
Birmingham Rep and Simon Friend Entertainment will present Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts which will open at the Rep before going on a UK tour.
Derbyshire-born Chambers, a regular as Inspector Sullivan in the BBC TV series Father Brown, said, “I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing to the stage the nationally loved character of Inspector Morse.
“Played by John Thaw in the TV series, it’s an iconic role which audiences clearly loved alongside the Morse murder mysteries. This new production is a tantalising tale, rich in story and character and even unpicks some of Morse’s closely guarded personal life. It’s going to be a fabulous evening’s entertainment.”
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts begins with a young actress dying on stage during a performance. What begins as a suspicious death inquiry takes a darker turn when Morse and Detective Sergeant Lewis uncover a connection to sinister events in Morse’s past 25 years previously.
The play was first produced in 2010. Former Doctor Who Colin Baker played Morse in House of Ghosts, a Calibre Productions play which toured the UK.
Anthony Banks, who directed the tour of Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel’s adaptation of Paula Hawkins’s The Girl On The Train in 2019, will direct Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts. The rest of the cast will be announced later.
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts will open at Birmingham Rep from Thursday 28 August until Sunday 14 September. It will then tour to Richmond Theatre, London; Grand Opera House, York; Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Churchill Theatre, Bromley; Grand Opera House, Belfast; Theatre Royal, Brighton; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield; Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham; New Victoria Theatre, Woking; Theatre Royal, Norwich; Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury; Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool; Playhouse Theatre, Leeds; Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Festival Theatre, Malvern; Festival Theatre, Edinburgh; Milton Keynes Theatre; His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen; Theatre Royal, Glasgow; and The Lowry, Salford until Saturday 11 April 2026.