An Agatha Christie classic is coming to Norwich and a film and TV star will play the lead role.
Murder on the Orient Express will be at Norwich Theatre Royal from September 17 to 21 2024 on a UK and Ireland tour.
Michael Maloney will star as Christie's famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in the play, directed by Lucy Bailey.
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Maloney's film and TV credits include Belfast, The Iron Lady and Young Victoria.
He said: "I am very excited and honoured to be joining a long line of extraordinary actors who have taken on the role of Hercule Poirot."
Set during winter in 1934, an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks.
An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, with his door locked from the inside.
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Trapped in the snow with a killer still onboard, can the world’s most famous detective crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?
Further casting is yet to be announced.
Book tickets at norwichtheatre.org or call 01603 630000.
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