Glynis Barber’s Salome Otterbourne in Fiery Angel’s 2026 production of Death On The Nile, bound for Grand Opera House, York. Picture: Jay Brooks
GLYNIS Barber and Bob Barrett are to join Mark Hadfield’s Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile at the Grand Opera House, York, from March 3 to 7 2026.
Barber will play Salome Otterbourne and Barrett will take the role of the Belgian detective’s trusted friend Colonel Race in the UK & Ireland tour of the European premiere of Ken Ludwig’s new stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1937 thriller.
Death On The Nile will reunite Ludwig, director Lucy Bailey and producers Fiery Angel, whose sell-out tours of Christie’s And Then There Were None and Murder On The Orient Express visited the Grand Opera House in November 2023 and March 2025 respectively.
Glynis Barber became a household name when she starred opposite Michael Brandon in the television series Dempsey And Makepeace. Further TV credits include series regulars Norma Crow in Hollyoaks, Gertrusha in NBC’s The Outpost and Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, as well as Jean McAteer in The Royal, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night & Day and Soolin in Blake’s 7.
Her previous brushes with Agatha Christie came when she starred as Cora van Stuyvesant in Agatha Christie’s Marple: Endless Night and as Lola Brewster in Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side.
Her recent theatre credits include The Best Man (West End), Stalking The Bogeyman (Southwark Playhouse), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (West End) and The Graduate (UK Tour).
Completing his Agatha Christie hat-trick at the Grand Opera House: Bob Barrett’s Colonel Race in Lucy Bailey’s touring production of Death On The Nile, heading for York next March. Barrett played Doctor Armstrong in And Then There Were None in 2023 and Monsieur Bouc in Murder On The Orient Express in 2025. Picture: Jay Brooks
“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,” said Glynis. “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.”
Bob Barrett is best known as Sacha Levy in the long-running Holby City, a role he played from 2010 to 2022. On film, he played George Bryan in John Madden’s Shakespeare In Love. On stage, he played the Grand Opera House in And Then There Were None and Murder On The Orient Express.
“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,” said Bob. “To get to be in three is a great privilege I shall never forget.”
What happens in Death On The Nile? 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 buried in the sands of time finally resurface, can the world-famous detective Hercule Poirot untangle the web of lies and solve another crime?
Director Lucy Bailey will be joined in the production team by designer Mike Britton, lighting designer Oliver Fenwick, sound designer Mic Pool, movement director Liam Steele and associate director Lucy Waterhouse. Helena Palmer is the casting director.
The UK & Ireland Tour is presented by Fiery Angel in association with Agatha Christie Limited. Further casting is to be announced.
Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile, Grand Opera House, York, March 3 to 7 2026, 7.30pm and 2.30pm Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Age guidance: 12 plus. Box office: atgtickets.com/york.
The 2026 tour poster for Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile