Hercule Poirot casting announced for Torquay run of Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie's most famous detective is heading for the Bay.

Mark Hadfield will star as the famous Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK and Ireland tour of Death on the Nile at the Princess Theatre in Torquay this autumn.

Producer Fiery Angel will bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the  Christie classic to the stage, following sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. 

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  Christie story on a nationwide tour.

Hadfield said of taking on the role of Poirot: “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 and 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.”

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.  

Hadfield’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).

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?

Death on the Nile was published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 1, 1937 and in the US the following year.  The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence.

Contemporary reviews of the book were mostly positive. A short review in the Times Literary Supplement concluded by saying: “Hercule Poirot, as usual, digs out a truth so unforeseen that it would be unfair for a reviewer to hint at it.”

South Devon audiences new to the story will be able to find out for themselves this autumn. Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile runs at the Princess Theatre in Torquay from Tuesday, November 18 to Saturday, November 22.

Tickets are available to buy online from the website atgtickets.com/Torquay