The winner of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here 2020 has said she is delighted to play the leading role in the new UK tour.
Giovanna Fletcher will star as Rachel Watson in the stage production, based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins, which opens in January 2025.
She added: “Paula Hawkin’s psychological thriller has gripped millions of readers worldwide with its Hitchcockian tale of suspense and mystery. What better place than the theatre to take us through its voyeuristic window and deep into Rachel’s story?”
About The Girl on the Train
Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears.
When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.
The book has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and inspired the Dreamworks film starring Emily Blunt. It enjoyed a box-office theatrical tour in 2019 and is returning next year, opening at Richmond Theatre, London.
Tour venues include the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, Severn Theatre in Shrewsbury, Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Milton Keynes Theatre and the Curve Theatre in Leicester.
Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, who have adapted The Girl on the Train for the stage said: “Since opening in the UK in 2018, The Girl on the Train has been performed around the world, so we’re thrilled that it’s coming back for this UK wide tour. We’re really excited to be working with Giovanna Fletcher, playing the leading role of Rachel Watson, in Loveday Ingram’s powerful and stylish production.”
Giovanna Fletcher’s career
Her theatrical credits include leading the recent UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead. Other acting credits include 2:22 A Ghost Story and Ivanov, both for the West End, as well as A Christmas Carol, Backbeat and The Christmasurus. Giovanna also appears in the feature film The Boat That Rocked.
She is a hugely successful author, podcast host and Queen of the Castle after winning I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here in 2020. In 2013, Giovanna published her first fiction book, Billy and Me, and has recently published her sixth novel Walking On Sunshine.
Giovanna will perform as Rachel Watson until Saturday 29th March (Cheltenham). Further dates and full casting to be announced.
For information and tickets visit www.thegirlonthetrain.com
