Mordets Melodi

Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 7:30 PM.

Thrills, Laughs, and Old-Fashioned Radio: Mordets Melodi Brought to Life.

Murder, mystery, and strange sound effects will fill MCH Herning Congress Center on 21 January 2026, when the legendary radio crime drama Mordets Melodi (The Melody of Murder) is resurrected as a stage show for 2026.

The performance is based on Tavs Neiiendam’s popular 1943 radio play, which for years gave listeners chills.

Now, audiences get the chance to go behind the scenes of a “live recording,” where four actors in evening dress play a total of 30 roles – and create all the eerie sound effects themselves, right on stage. Everything from creaking doors to startling gunshots is made with imaginative and humorous props.

The result is thrilling, funny, and technically impressive – especially when one actor speaks to themselves in two roles or suddenly turns a tea towel into a spooky sound.

Get ready for an evening of both chills and laughter – and perhaps even learn how to make a potato sound like a knife stabbing. Mordets Melodi is a tribute to the magic and creativity of radio theatre and can be experienced at MCH Herning Congress Center on 21 January 2026.

Script: Tavs Neiiendam
Director: Jakob Fauerby
Music Recording: Kenneth Sichlau
Cast: Nicolaj Cornelius, Susanne Breuning, Vicki Berlin, and Sune Svanekier
Producer: Cornelius’ Teaterselskab
Organiser: Herning Teater – herningteater.dk – herningteater@mail.dk

TIME
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 7:30 PM

6:30 PM – Ticket office and bar in the foyer open
Approx. 7:00 PM – Doors to the hall open
7:30 PM – Performance begins
Approx. 8:45 PM – Performance ends

Duration: approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes
There is no intermission.

DINE & STAY
Make an evening of it with dinner at one of the city’s great restaurants, and round off the experience with an overnight stay at one of Herning’s comfortable hotels.