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Death on the Nile
Discover Ken Ludwig's new Agatha Christie adaptation for the stage
Mark Hadfield to Star as Hercule Poirot
Touring the UK & Ireland from 26th September 2025 - May 2026
Mark Hadfield will star as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of Death on the Nile.
Mark Hadfield’s film credits include Belfast, Into the Woods, Hamlet and Frankenstein. His many TV credits include Outlander, Maigret, Trollied, Wallander, Doc Martin, People Like Us, Cracker, The All New Alexei Sayle Show and The Buddha of Suburbia. Mark’s most recent theatre credits include Dr Strangelove (West End), Accidental Death of an Anarchist (West End), Cymbeline and Tamburlaine for the RSC, Road (Royal Court), The Libertine (Bath and West End) and Richard III (Almeida).
Further casting is to be announced.
Death on the Nile reunites writer Ken Ludwig, director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution) and producers Fiery Angel in association with Agatha Christie Limited for the European premiere of a new adaptation of the globally celebrated Agatha Christie story on a nationwide tour.
The UK & Ireland Tour will open on 26 September at the Lowry in Salford, with a national press night on Thursday 9 October at Richmond Theatre. More dates have been added to the tour: Chichester Festival Theatre, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, Malvern Festival Theatre, Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre, Glasgow Theatre Royal, York Grand Opera House, Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Brighton Theatre Royal, The Alexandra Birmingham, Nottingham Theatre Royal, Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre, Belfast Grand Opera House, Norwich Theatre Royal, finishing on 23 May 2026 at Plymouth Theatre Royal.
I am delighted and excited to be playing the iconic role of Hercule Poirot in the forthcoming production of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, directed by Lucy Bailey and produced by Fiery Angel. I’m also thrilled that this production, adapted by Ken Ludwig, will be touring the UK & Ireland, and have no doubt that it will be enjoyed by both those who already admire Christie’s genius and those yet to discover it.
On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder. As secrets that have been buried in the sands of time finally resurface, can the world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, untangle the web of lies and solve another crime?
Casting Information
Glynis Barber and Bob Barrett to Join Mark Hadfield in Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile Tour
Joining the previously announced Mark Hadfield as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in the UK & Ireland Tour of Death on the Nile, will be Glynis Barber as Salome Otterbourne and Bob Barrett as Poirot’s trusted friend, Colonel Race.
Glynis Barber became a household name when she starred opposite Michael Brandon in the TV series Dempsey and Makepeace. More recent TV credits include series regulars Norma Crow in Hollyoaks, Gertrusha in NBC’s The Outpost and Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, as well as Jean McAteer in The Royal, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale and Fiona Brake in Night & Day. Her previous brush with Agatha Christie was when she starred as Cora van Stuyvesant in Agatha Christie’s Marple: Endless Night. Her most recent theatre credits include The Best Man (West End and UK Tour), Stalking the Bogeyman (Southwark Playhouse), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (West End) and Season’s Greetings (UK Tour).
Bob Barrett is best known as Sacha Levy in the long-running Holby City, a role he played from 2010 to 2022. On film, he played George Bryan in John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love. On stage, he most recently appeared in the UK & Ireland Tour of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and the UK Tour of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, both directed by Lucy Bailey.
Further casting is to be announced.
I couldn't be more excited to be returning to the stage and working with the brilliant team at Fiery Angel and director Lucy Bailey. This iconic play from Agatha Christie's phenomenal body of work keeps audiences on the edge of their seat and I can't wait to be part of a cast that will bring this gripping drama to theatres all over the UK and Ireland.
To have the chance of being in one Agatha Christie tour, getting to work with the incomparable team of Lucy Bailey and Fiery Angel, was special. To get to be in three is a great privilege I shall never forget.
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Salford, The Lowry
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London, Richmond Theatre
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Milton Keynes Theatre
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Bath, Theatre Royal
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Northampton, Royal & Derngate
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Truro, Hall for Cornwall
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Torquay, Princess Theatre
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New Theatre, Cardiff
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Guildford, Yvonne Arnaud
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Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
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Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre
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Malvern, Malvern Theatre
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Aberdeen, His Majesty's Theatre
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Glasgow, Theatre Royal
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York, Grand Opera House
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Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre
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Edinburgh, Festival Theatre
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Brighton, Theatre Royal
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Birmingham, The Alexandra
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Nottingham, Theatre Royal
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Dublin, Gaiety Theatre
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Belfast, Grand Opera House
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Norwich, Theatre Royal
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Plymouth, Theatre Royal
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Tour Schedule Confirmed To Date
2025
26 September – 4 October The Lowry, Salford
7-11 October Richmond Theatre, London
14-18 October Milton Keynes Theatre
21-25 October Theatre Royal, Bath
4-8 November Royal & Derngate, Northampton
11-15 November Truro Hall for Cornwall
18-22 November Princess Theatre, Torquay
25-29 November New Theatre, Cardiff
2026
12-17 January The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
20-24 January Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
27-31 January Festival Theatre, Chichester
3-7 February Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
10-14 February, Malvern Theatre, Malvern
17-21 February His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
24-28 February, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
3-7 March, Grand Opera House, York
10-14 March, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
24-28 March, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
31 March - 4 April, Theatre Royal, Brighton
7-11 April, The Alexandra, Birmingham
14-18 April Theatre Royal, Nottingham
21-25 April Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
28 April - 2 May Grand Opera House, Belfast
5-9 May, Theatre Royal, Norwich
19-23 May, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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