 After leaving "Shortland Street", Murray appeared as the barman in the mixed media play "Death of a Theatre Manager", as part of the 2001 TV2 International LAUGH!Festival.He then made his debut at Christchurch's Court Theatre in June 2001 playing a doctor in the Pulitzer Prize-winning one-act play "W;t" by Margaret Edson, alongside Helen Moulder, before appearing in the role of New Zealand Battle of Britain fighter ace Brian Carbury in "The Face Maker", also at the Court.