Full steam ahead for this Agatha Christie classic at Nottingham Theatre Royal

By Steve Eyley
Published 8th Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Michael Maloney stars as Poirot in the touring stage production of Murder On The Orient Express. (Photo credit: Jay Brooks)Michael Maloney stars as Poirot in the touring stage production of Murder On The Orient Express. (Photo credit: Jay Brooks)
Michael Maloney stars as Poirot in the touring stage production of Murder On The Orient Express. (Photo credit: Jay Brooks)
​Murder On The Orient Express

​Nottingham Theatre Royal, April 1 to 5, 2025.

Michael Maloney heads the cast as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production.

The cast also features Bob Barrett as Monsieur Bouc, Mila Carter as Countess Elena Andreyni, Rebecca Charles as Greta Ohlsonn, 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.

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In Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the Christie classic, it is 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 crack the case?

Michael Maloney’s extensive film and television work includes Belfast, Iron Lady, Young Victoria, Notes on a Scandal, and Truly Madly Deeply, plus many stage roles for the RSC.

Details: For tickets, go to www.trch.co.uk

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