Michael Maloney leads the cast as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian sleuth in this touring production.
Lucy Bailey directs Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the Christie classic, currently on tour around the UK and Ireland.
Michael 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.”
The play is set in winter 1934. 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.
Michael Maloney’s extensive film and television work includes Belfast, Iron Lady, Young Victoria, Notes on a Scandal, Branagh's Hamlet, Zefferelli's Hamlet, Truly Madly Deeply, The Crown, Magpie Murder, The Trial of Christine Keeler, The Five, River, The White Queen, Bonekickers, Empire, The Jury and Love on a Branch Line.
On the stage, his many roles for the RSC include Edgar, Romeo and Prince Hal.
For more on how you can book tickets to see Murder On The Orient Express, you can go to www.trch.co.uk or call the box office on 0115 9895555.