A new production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express will tour the UK with Michael Maloney playing Hercule Poirot.
Lucy Bailey’s production of the classic tale will open on 6th September at the Lowry in Salford, travelling across the UK before ending its run on 3rd May 2025 at Cheltenham Everyman. You can see the full list of touring dates and venues by clicking here.
Maloney is well-known for appearing as Sir Robert Peel in The Young Victoria, as well as Frankie West in Belfast. In the West End, he has appeared in Peer Gynt (in the title role), Can You Hear Me at the Back? and Taking Steps. He will take on the role of the curious detective Hercule Poirot for the whole tour.
He said: “I am very excited and honoured to be joining a long line of extraordinary actors who have taken on the role of Hercule Poirot and hope I can be so, too. To work with such a talented director as Lucy Bailey and with top producers Fiery Angel is a gift and a privilege. Here’s to Orient Express hurtling through your town or city soon!”
About the show
It’s 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 new production is said to be a thrilling ride and an ingenious murder mystery, guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end of the line.
Group rates are venue specific, with more information available at www.murderontheorientexpressplay.com.
