The poster artwork for Death On The Nile, heading for the Grand Opera House, York next March
DIRECTOR Lucy Bailey will complete her hat-trick of Agatha Christie thrillers at the Grand Opera House, York, with the European premiere tour of Death On The Nile, booked in for March 3 to 7 next year.
After And Then There Were None in November 2023 and Murder On The Orient Express in March 2025, the production will reunite Bailey with writer Ken Ludwig and producers Fiery Angel for the British and Irish itinerary.
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 world-famous detective Hercule Poirot untangle the web of lies and solve another crime?
James Prichard, of Agatha Christie Limited, says: “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.”
Death On The Nile director Lucy Bailey. Picture: Manuel Harlan
Death On The Nile will be Bailey’s fifth Christie play since staging Witness For The Prosecution – still running 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,” she says.
“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.
Fiery Angel presents Death On The Nile, Grand Opera House, York, March 3 to 7 2026, 7.30pm plus 2.30pm Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Age guidance: 12 plus. Box office: atgtickets.com/york.