Michael Maloney to Star as Hercule Poirot in UK Tour of Murder On The Orient Express
Agatha Christie Ltd and Fiery Angel bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic Murder On The Orient Express to the stage with a UK tour that includes two Scottish dates (details below) opening on 6th September at the Lowry in Salford and running through to 3rd May 2025 at the Cheltenham Everyman.
With further casting to be announced, English actor Michael Maloney who has extensive film and television work to his credit, will star as the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new version of Christie’s classic work.
Maloney said of playing Poirot “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!”
For anyone unfamiliar with the tale, it is set in Winter 1934 when an avalanche stops the famous luxury train, 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?
This production of Murder On The Orient Express will be directed by Lucy Bailey and designed by Mike Britton, with lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, video design by Ian Galloway, sound design by Mic Pool, movement direction by Leah Hausman, casting by Abby Galvin and with Victoria Gartner as assistant director.
Scottish dates:
22nd – 26th October 2024 at Edinburgh Festival Theatre
11th -15th February 2025 at His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
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