MARK HADFIELD TO STAR AS HERCULE POIROT IN
THE UK & IRELAND TOUR OF
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S
DEATH ON THE NILE ADAPTED BY KEN LUDWIG
FROM 26 SEPTEMBER 2025
Mark Hadfield will star as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of DEATH ON THE NILE. Fiery Angel will bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the Agatha 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 Agatha Christie story on a nationwide tour.
The UK & Ireland Tour will open on 26 September at the Lowry in Salford, with a national press night on Thursday 9 October at Richmond Theatre. More dates have been added to the tour: 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, finishing on 23 May 2026 at Plymouth Theatre Royal.
Mark 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 & 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.”
Mark 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. Mark’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?
Further casting is to be announced.
DEATH ON THE NILE will be directed by Lucy Bailey and designed by Mike Britton, with lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, sound design by Mic Pool and movement direction by Liam Steele. Lucy Waterhouse will be associate director and Helena Palmer casting director.
TheUK & Ireland Tour is presented by Fiery Angel.
Website: deathonthenileplay.com
Facebook & Instagram: @deathonthenileplay
TOUR SCHEDULE
2025
26 September – 4 October Lowry, Salford 0161 876 2000
7-11 October Richmond Theatre, London
14-18 October Milton KeynesTheatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre
21-25 October Theatre Royal Bath 01225 448844
4-8 November Royal & Derngate Northampton 01604 624811
11-15 November TruroHall for Cornwall 01872 262 466
18-22 November Princess Theatre, Torquay
25-29 November New Theatre, Cardiff 0343 310 0041
www.trafalgartickets.com/new-theatre-cardiff
2026
13-17 January The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford 01483 44 00 00
20-24 January CanterburyMarlowe Theatre 01227 787787
27-31 January Chichester Festival Theatre 01243 781312
cft.org.uk on sale September
3-7 February Cheltenham Everyman Theatre 01242 572573
10-14 February Malvern Festival Theatre 01684 892277
17-21 February His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
24-28 February Glasgow Theatre Royal
3-7 March York Grand Opera House
10-14 March Sheffield Lyceum 0114 249 6000
24-28 March Festival Theatre Edinburgh 0131 529 6000
31 March – 4 April Theatre Royal Brighton
7-11 April The Alexandra, Birmingham
14-18 April Nottingham Theatre Royal 0115 989 5555
21-25 April Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 00 353 1 646 8600
28 April – 2 May Belfast Grand Opera House 028 9024 1919
5-9 May Norwich Theatre Royal 01603 630000
12-16 May Cambridge Arts Theatre 01223 503333
www.cambridgeartstheatre.com on sale soon
19-23 May Theatre Royal Plymouth 01752 267222
ABOUT AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED
Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie’s works around the world since 1955. Collaborating with the very best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms, ACL ensures that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard.
The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard.
Current ACL theatre productions include Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall and a hugely successful UK tour of Murder on the Orient Express in collaboration with Fiery Angel.
FIERY ANGEL
Headed by Edward Snape and Marilyn Eardley, Fiery Angel is an award-winning international production company based in London’s West End.
Recent productions include: Till the Stars Come Down (West End), War Horse (UK Tour), The Duchess (West End), King Lear (West End and The Shed, New York), Murder on the Orient Express (UK and Ireland Tour), Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder! (West End and UK Tour), The 39 Steps (West End, UK Tour), And Then There Were None (UK, Ireland and China Tour), The Good Life (UK Tour), Hairspray (West End), Touching the Void (West End), The Son (West End), The Night of the Iguana (West End), Fleabag (West End), Home, I’m Darling (West End and UK Tour), Long Day’s Journey into Night (West End, New York and Los Angeles), Mary Stuart (West End and UK Tour), Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein (West End), Love From A Stranger (UK Tour), Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company (The Winter’s Tale, All On Her Own/Harlequinade, Red Velvet, The Painkiller, Romeo and Juliet, The Entertainer in the West End), Ben Hur (Tricycle Theatre), The 39 Steps (9 years in the West End, 3 UK Tours, 3 years on Broadway and presented in over 40 territories worldwide including Olivier, Tony and Moliere Award wins), To Kill a Mockingbird (Barbican Theatre and UK Tour), The Scottsboro Boys (West End), The Ladykillers (West End and UK Tour), Ghost Stories (West End), Dial M for Murder (UK Tour). Fiery Angel has acted as a co-producer alongside The National Theatre on its West End productions of Nine Night, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Lehman Trilogy.
As part of Fiery Angel Entertainment: Rob Brydon (Lyceum Theatre, UK Tour), Jon Culshaw (UK Tour), Amy & Carlos: Reborn (UK Tour), Everybody Dance with Claire Richards (London Palladium, UK Tour), Legends: The Divas (UK Tour), Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Tubular Bells (Royal Festival Hall), Circus 1903 (Royal Festival Hall, Eventim Apollo), Guys and Dolls (Royal Albert Hall), Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret (Barbican Theatre) and Our Finest Hour (UK Tour).
As part of The Children’s Theatre Partnership: Pig Heart Boy (UK Tour), The Boy at the Back of the Class (UK Tour), Unexpected Twist (UK Tour), Animal Farm (UK Tour), Holes (UK Tour), The Jungle Book (UK Tour), Running Wild (UK Tour), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (UK Tour), Goodnight Mister Tom (West End and 3 UK Tours, Olivier Award-winner) and Swallows and Amazons (West End and UK Tour).
As part of Fierylight Productions: Smartest Giant in Town (UK Tour and West End), Peppa Pig Live! (West End, UK Tour, US Tour and Australian Tour), Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom (UK Tour) and Octonauts & The Deep Sea Volcano Adventure (UK Tour and US Tour).