Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder opens at the Kilstrom Theatre on April 30, 2027, and runs through May 30. It's the final production of the Denver Center Theatre Company's 2026/27 season, and it's a new take on the classic suspense thriller written by Frederick Knott. This version is adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Nancy Keystone.

If you're familiar with the story, you know the setup. Tony Wendice has it all: a beautiful wife, a successful career, and a carefully constructed plan to get away with murder. But as his scheme begins to unravel, it turns into a cat-and-mouse game full of deception, double-crosses, and the kind of nerve-wracking suspense that makes this story a classic. The stage production brings it back to its theatrical roots, putting the psychological tension and the carefully engineered twists right at the center of the experience.

It's a production that leans into the plotting—the intricate, step-by-step way the tension builds—rather than relying on spectacle. The Kilstrom Theatre is part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, located at 14th and Curtis in downtown Denver's Arts Complex. The show runs for about two hours and fifteen minutes, which includes one fifteen-minute intermission. Tickets average between $40 and $200.