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