Following a sell-out tour of the best-selling crime novel of all time, And Then There Were None, Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of another Agatha Christie classic takes to the stage this year. Murder on the Orient Express will run at The Lowry from Friday 6 to Saturday 14 September 2024, kicking off the mysterious UK and Ireland tour.
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.
James Prichard of Agatha Christie Limited said: “We’re thrilled to once again be working with Lucy Bailey and the team at Fiery Angel and excited to bring Ken Ludwig’s magnificent adaptation of one of my great grandmother’s most atmospheric and ingenious stories back to UK audiences.”
Having recently directed three of Christie’s classic thrillers for the stage, this will be Lucy Bailey’s fourth. She said: “Murder on the Orient Express, fast, funny almost farcical at times but with a dark undercurrent of loss and revenge… A train stuck in a snow drift. The holed up passengers all suspected of murder – what fun to be had!”
Casting is yet to be announced, but based on past productions from Ken Ludwig, we’re in for a treat when Murder on the Orient Express kicks off at The Lowry. You can grab tickets here.