This is a collection of reviews of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift, the stage adaptation of Caroline Graham’s first Inspector Barnaby novel. (In alphabetical order by author, as of 8 November 2025)

 

List of published reviews

Note: I haven’t written a review, just my personal impressions: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift on stage – First performance Impressions

 

Claire Allfree: This Midsomer Murders play is a creaky, hammy mess (Telegraph, 31 October 2025)

Aliya Al-Hassan: Midsomer Murders stage show on tour – review (WhatsOnStage, 31 October 2025)

Matthew Burgin: Theatre Review – Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger Drift Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Number 9, 25 November 2025)

Amanda Cable: Panto meets Mincemeat in camp Midsomer caper (Metro, 6 November 2025)

Cathie: Midsomer Murders at Richmond Theatre Review (Theatre & Tonic, 31 October 2025)

Aaron Cawood: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift (Northern Theatre News, 28 November 2025)

Clive Davis: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift review – enjoyable silly (The Times, 31 October 2025)

Jonathan Evans: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift (The Spy in the Stalls, 31 October 2025)

Richard Evans: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift (Theatre Reviews North, 12 November 2025)

Robert Gore-Langton: Top-dol­lar thriller should slay ’em in the aisles, but it’s fir­ing duds (The Mail on Sunday, 16 November 2025)

Rosie Holmes: Review: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift (Richmond Theatre / UK & Ireland Tour) (All That Dazzles, 1 November 2025)

Mark Lawson: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift review – TV detective adaption is occasionally lethal (Guardian, 31 October 2025)

Peter Lindsey: Why fans are flocking to the Devonshire Park Theatre (Bournefree Live, 20 November 2025)

Patrick Marmion: Go mad for Midsomer with this loving send-up (Daily Mail, 31 October 2025)

Gail McKay: Review: Welcome to England’s Deadliest County at the Devonshire Park Theatre (Bournefree Live, 19 November 2025)

Brian Owen: Malvern: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift (Malvern Gazette, 6 November 2025)

Louise Penn: Theatre review: Midsomer Murders – The Killings At Badger‘ Drift (Richmond Theatre) (Loureviews, 31 October 2025)

William Russell: Midsomer Murders – The Killings at Badgers Drift (ReviewsGate, 30 October 2025

Shiroma Silva: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift (British Theatre Guide, no date)

Jackie Simard: Midsomer Murders: The Killing at Badger‘s Drift – Richmond Theatre, London (The Reviews Hub, 31 October 2025)

Sheila Stratford: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (The Reviews Hub, 26 November 2025)

Natasha Tripney: Can cosy crime conquer the stage? (The Bookseller, 7 November 2025)

Nick Wayne: Review: Midsomer Murders: The Killing at Badger‘s Drift, Richmond Theatre – Tour (West End Best Friend, 1 November 2025)

Barrie White: Midsomer Murders at Chester Storyhouse is loving tribute (The Standard, 12 November 2025)

Tom Wicker: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger‘s Drift review (The Stage, 31 October 2025)

Anonymous: Review: Midsomer Murders – The Killings at Badger’s Drift, Richmond Theatre (There Ought To Be Clowns, 1 November 2025)

 

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