Death on the Nile announces full tour cast

The full casting for the UK and Ireland tour of Death on the Nile has been announced.

Lucy Bailey directs Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s story, presented by Fiery Angel in association with Agatha Christie Limited. Set on a cruise under the Egyptian sun, Death on the Nile follows Poirot as he investigates a murder that interrupts a honeymoon voyage.

The production marks the European premiere of Ludwig’s version, following previous tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express.

As already revealed, Mark Hadfield will take on the lead role for the tour, joined by Glynis Barber as Salome Otterbourne and Bob Barrett as Colonel Race.

They’ll be joined by Libby Alexandra-Cooper as Linnet Ridgeway, Camilla Anvar as Rosalie Otterbourne, Howard Gossington as Atticus Praed, Esme Hough as Jacqueline de Bellefort, Helen Katamba as Annabelle Pennington, Nye Occomore as Simon Doyle, Nicholas Prasad as Ramses Praed and Terence Wilton as Septimus Troy.

David Boyle, Max Dinnen and Nadia Shash form the ensemble.

The tour begins on 26 September at the Lowry in Salford, with a national press night on 9 October at Richmond Theatre. The run includes dates at 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, Cambridge Arts Theatre and will finish at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 23 May 2026.

The production is designed by Mike Britton, with lighting by Oliver Fenwick, sound by Mic Pool and movement by Liam Steele. Lucy Waterhouse is associate director and Helena Palmer casting director.