The stage adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel, The Girl on the Train, will tour the UK from January 2019, starring EastEnders’ Samantha Womack in the title role.
The stage adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel, The Girl on the Train, will tour the UK from January 2019, starring EastEnders’ Samantha Womack in the title role.
The play will open at Milton Keynes Theatre on 23rd January before visiting other venues including the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton and the Leicester Curve.
It is currently set to conclude at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford on 13th July.
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 play has been adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel by the same name which sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
Samantha Womack will play Rachel in the tour. Womack has starred in television, film and theatre.
She is perhaps best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in BBC1’s EastEnders. Other television credits include leading roles in Mount Pleasant and Game On, and recent film credits include the box office hits Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Kingsman: The Secret Service alongside Colin Firth.
Selected tour dates
• Milton Keynes Theatre: 23rd - 26th January
• Mayflower Theatre Southampton: 5th - 9th February
• Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse: 11th - 16th March
• King’s Theatre, Edinburgh: 25th - 30th March
• Theatre Royal, Bath: 8th - 13th April
• Royal & Derngate, Northampton: 22nd - 27th April
• The Orchard Theatre, Dartford: 7th - 11th May
• Theatre Royal, Nottingham: 20th -25th May
• The Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin: 3rd - 8th June
• Theatre Royal, Brighton: 17th - 22nd June
• Norwich Theatre Royal: 1st - 6th July
• Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford: 8th - 13th July
More venues can be found on the website. GTOs should contact their chosen theatres for details on group bookings.
For more information, visit www.girlonthetrainplay.com.
