Full cast announced for Inspector Morse stage adaptation

Complete casting has now been revealed for Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, the first-ever original stage adaptation of the iconic detective series.

The play follows Morse and his trusted colleague, DS Lewis, as they investigate the mysterious on-stage death of a young actress. What begins as a suspicious death inquiry soon takes a darker turn.

The production is directed by Anthony Banks and written by Alma Cullen, who previously scripted several episodes of Inspector Morse for ITV. The long-running television series, starring John Thaw as Morse and Kevin Whately as DS Lewis, aired for 13 years and became one of British television’s most celebrated crime dramas, inspiring spin-offs Lewis and Endeavour.

Joining previously announced Tom Chambers in the titular role will be actor and rapper Tachia Newall (Waterloo Road) as Detective Sergeant Lewis, alongside Teresa Banham (The Crown) as Ellen, James Gladdon (The Score) as Freddy, Spin Glancy (Forty Years On) as Justin, Josh Katembela (recent RADA graduate) as ensemble, Robert Mountford (Much Ado About Nothing) as Lawrence Baxter and Paul Kincaid, Olivia Onyehara (The 39 Steps) as Rebecca, Harriet and Ellen, Charlotte Randle (Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial) as Verity, and Eliza Teale (Filumena) as ensemble.

Banks commented: “I’m very excited to start working with this fantastic cast who will bring these much-loved characters to life and make them their own. Alma Cullen’s original Morse story contains a play-within-a-play – an inspired concept for a murder mystery which reveals the similarities between playing a part when acting and covering up a crime!”

A co-production between Melting Pot and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, the play opens in Birmingham on 28 August 2025 before embarking on a major UK tour.

It is scheduled to visit venues across the UK, including Richmond Theatre, 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, Leeds Playhouse, Theatre Royal Newcastle, Festival Theatre Malvern, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Milton Keynes Theatre, His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen, Theatre Royal Glasgow, and The Lowry Salford.