Agatha Christie’s DEATH ON THE NILE to tour UK & Ireland from September 2025

Celebrated director Lucy Bailey, writer Ken Ludwig and producers Fiery Angel will reunite for the European premiere of a new adaptation of the globally celebrated Agatha Christie story, Death on the Nile, which will tour the UK & Ireland from 26 September, opening at The Lowry in Salford.

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?

James Prichard of Agatha Christie Limited said: “With a hugely successful tour of Murder on the Orient Express still delighting UK audiences, we are thrilled to be partnering once again with Lucy Bailey, Ken Ludwig and the team at Fiery Angel to bring another of my great grandmother’s most celebrated stories to UK stages.”

This is Lucy’s fifth Agatha Christie play since staging Witness for the Prosecution, still performing at London’s County Hall, and her second Poirot. “I’m delighted to be following Murder on The Orient Express with another of Poirot’s most famous cases, Death on the Nile. It takes place in the midsummer heat of Egypt and is one of Agatha Christie’s most passion-driven thrillers. A group of holiday makers attracted by the ancient beauty of the Nile find themselves in a living nightmare of jealousy and revenge. Trapped on board a pleasure steamer and adrift on the Nile, it’s a voyage into the heart of darkness”.

Casting is to be announced.

Following Salford, the tour will visit Richmond, Milton Keynes, Bath, Northampton, Truro, Torquay, Cardiff, Guildford, and Canterbury, with further 2026 dates to be added.

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