FULL CAST ANNOUNCED TO JOINMICHAEL MALONEY AS HERCULE POIROTIN THE UK & IRELAND TOUR OF
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS ADAPTED BY KEN LUDWIG
FROM 6 SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 3 MAY 2025
Joining the previously announced Michael Maloney as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, will be Bob Barrett as Monsieur Bouc, Mila Carter as Countess Elena Andreyni, Rebecca Charles as Greta Ohlsson, Debbie Chazen as Princess Dragomiroff, Simon Cotton as Samuel Ratchett, Jean-Baptiste Fillon as Michel, Christine Kavanagh as Helen Hubbard, Paul Keating as Hector MacQueen, Iniki Mariano as Mary Debenham, Rishi Rian as The Colonel and Alex Stedman as Head Waiter. Also in the cast are Antony Gabriel, Jasmine Raymond and Beth Tuckey.
Agatha Christie Ltd and Fiery Angel will bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic to the stage,opening on 6 September at the Lowry in Salford and running through to 3 May 2025 at the Cheltenham Everyman.
Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on board, can the world’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is one of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements, with a final twist that is amongst her very best. Gripping, tense and masterfully cryptic, this brand-new production is a deliciously thrilling ride and an ingenious murder mystery, guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end of the line.
Michael Maloney’s extensive film and television work includes Belfast, Iron Lady, Young Victoria, Notes on a Scandal, Branagh’s Hamlet, Zefferelli’s Hamlet, Truly Madly Deep, Magpie Murder, The Trial of Christine Keeler, The Five, River, The White Queen, Bonekickers, Empire, The Jury and Love on a Branch Line. On the stage, his many roles for the RSC include Edgar, Romeo and Prince Hal. For the National, he has appeared in Light Shining in Buckinghamshire as Cromwell, Alice’s Adventures Under Ground as Lewis Carroll and Once in a While the Odd Thing Happens as Benjamin Britten. In the West End, he has appeared in Peer Gynt (in the title role), Can You Hear Me at the Back? and Taking Steps.
Bob Barrett is best known as Sacha Levy in the long-running Holby City, a role he played from 2010 to 2022. On film, he played George Bryan in John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love. On stage, he most recently appeared in the UK Tour of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, also directed by Lucy Bailey.
Mila Carter recently graduated from RADA. Her first professional appearance was in Curious Directive’s Black Sheepearlier this year.
Rebecca Charles appeared in the films Bridget Jones’s Diary, Shakespeare in Love and Mrs Brown. On stage, she most recently appeared in the UK Tour of Murder in the Dark. Other theatre work includes The Dresser for Theatre Royal Bath, Abigail’s Party for Hull Truck, An Ideal Husband in the West End, Lucy Bailey’s tour of The Graduate, The Father at Theatre Royal Bath and in the West End and Deborah Warner’s Julius Caesar at the Barbican and on a European Tour.
Debbie Chazen’s more recent TV and film appearances include Sister Boniface Mysteries, Dalgliesh, Sable in The Last Kingdom, Red Joan, Agatha Raisin and Sherlock. On stage, her recent work includes Jews in Their Own Words (Royal Court), Our Generation (National Theatre/Chichester Festival Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (The Globe) and as Ruth in the original cast of The Girls, the Gary Barlow/Tim Firth musical (Leeds Grand, The Lowry Salford and the Phoenix Theatre, London).
Simon Cotton’s television credits include Hanna, Outlander and Murder Maps. Films include The Unseen and Ronnie Kray in The Rise of the Krays and The Fall of the Krays. On stage, he played Brodsky in A Clockwork Orange at Park Theatre and Ray Court in The Bodyguard on tour.
Jean-Baptiste Fillon’s screen credits include Masters of the Air, Mister Mayfair, Mission Impossible – Fallout, Poldark, Survivor and Viktor.
Christine Kavanagh’s screen credits include A Room with a View, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, In His Life: The John Lennon Story, Seaforth, All in the Game, The Blackheath Poisonings, Chimera and A Very British Coup. Her recent theatre credits include the tour of An Inspector Calls, Ivo van Hove’s Hedda Gabbler at the National Theatre, Man and Superman at the National Theatre, Gwendolyn in Lucy Bailey’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest, Nora in A Doll’s House at the Belfast Lyric Theatre and Trevor Nunn’s production of Albert Speer at the National Theatre.
Paul Keating first came to attention when he won the title role in the West End premiere of The Who’s Tommy while still working on a supermarket check-out. He went on to appear on the London stage in the Pet Shop Boys musical Closer to Heaven, The Full Monty musical, Don Carlos directed by Michael Grandage, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Buttons in the Old Vic’s Cinderella and Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Television includes James in EastEnders and Dean in Metrosexuality.
Iniki Mariano’s recent stage work includes George at the Criterion Theatre, The Garden of Words at Park Theatre, Can’t Wait for Christmas! at the Orange Tree Theatre, the revival of Sally Cookson’s National Theatre/Bristol Old Vic production of Peter Pan and as Mowgli in The Jungle Book at Derby Theatre.
Rishi Rian will be appearing in the second series of ITV’s Ridley, due to air later this year. He also appeared in the film Damaged, starring Samuel L. Jackson, that was released this spring. Rishi trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS UK & Ireland Tour is presented by Fiery Angel.
Website: www.murderontheorientexpressplay.com
Instagram: @orientexpressplay
Facebook: @orientexpressplay
X: @orientexpressuk
TOUR SCHEDULE
2024
6-14 September
The Lowry, Salford 0161 876 2000
17-21 September
Norwich Theatre Royal 01603 630000
24-28 September
Theatre Royal Plymouth 01752 267222
1-5 October
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre 01227 787787 www.marlowetheatre.com
8-12 October
Glasgow King’s Theatre
https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre-glasgow
15-19 October
Curve, Leicester
22-26 October
Edinburgh Festival Theatre 0131 529 6000
29 October – 2 November
Cambridge Arts Theatre 01223 503333
5-9 November
Richmond Theatre, London
12-16 November
Malvern Festival Theatre 01684 892277
19-23 November
Truro Hall for Cornwall 01872 262 466 www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
2025
14-18 January
Newcastle Theatre Royal 0191 232 7010
21-25 January
The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford 01483 44 00 00
28 January – 1 February
Birmingham The Alexandra
4-8 February
Sheffield Lyceum 0114 249 6000
11-15 February
Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre
18-22 February
Southampton Mayflower Theatre 02380 711 811 www.mayflower.org.uk
25 February – 1 March
Milton Keynes Theatre www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre
4-8 March
New Theatre, Cardiff 0343 310 0041
www.trafalgartickets.com/new-theatre-cardiff
11-16 March
Theatre Royal Bath 01225 448844
25-29 March
York Grand Opera House
1- 5 April
Nottingham Theatre Royal 0115 989 5555
8-12 April
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 00 353 1 646 8600
22-26 April
Theatre Royal Brighton
29 April – 3 May
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre 01242 572573
ABOUT AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED
Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie’s works around the world since 1955. Collaborating with the very best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms, ACL ensures that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard.
The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard.
Current ACL theatre productions include WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at London County Hall and a hugely successful UK tour of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE in collaboration with Fiery Angel. Ken Ludwig’s stage adaptation of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS has enjoyed wide international success, particularly in the US and throughout Europe.
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