Death on the Nile tour reveals further cast

Additional casting for the UK and Ireland tour of Death on the Nile has been revealed.

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.

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

Barber commented: “I couldn’t be more excited to be returning to the stage and working with the brilliant team at Fiery Angel and director Lucy Bailey. This iconic play from Agatha Christie’s phenomenal body of work keeps audiences on the edge of their seat and I can’t wait to be part of a cast that will bring this gripping drama to theatres all over the UK and Ireland.”

Barrett added: “To have the chance of being in one Agatha Christie tour, getting to work with the incomparable team of Lucy Bailey and Fiery Angel, was special. To be in three is a great privilege I shall never forget.”

Further casting is to be revealed.

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.