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Death on the Nile
Discover Ken Ludwig's new Agatha Christie adaptation for the stage
Touring the UK from 26th September 2025 - January 2026
Further Venues To Be Announced
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?
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 Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
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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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About the show
Following sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile reunites celebrated director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution), writer Ken Ludwig and producers Fiery Angel 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 and will continue through to 2026, with full dates to be announced.
James Prichard of Agatha Christie Limited said, “With a hugely successful tour of Murder on the Orient Express still delighting UK audiences, we are thrilled to be partnering once again with Lucy Bailey, Ken Ludwig and the team at Fiery Angel to bring another of my great grandmother’s most celebrated stories to UK stages.”
This is Lucy’s fifth Agatha Christie play since staging Witness for the Prosecution, still performing at London’s County Hall, and her second Poirot. “I’m delighted to be following Murder on The Orient Express with another of Poirot’s most famous cases, Death on the Nile. It takes place in the midsummer heat of Egypt and is one of Agatha Christie’s most passion-driven thrillers. A group of holiday makers attracted by the ancient beauty of the Nile find themselves in a living nightmare of jealousy and revenge. Trapped on board a pleasure steamer and adrift on the Nile, it’s a voyage into the heart of darkness”.
Casting is to be announced.
DEATH ON THE NILE will be directed by Lucy Bailey. The UK & Ireland Tour is presented by Fiery Angel.
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