An advertisement in the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette announces the time and place for a murder – and a roomful of locals witness the death of an unknown man. This classic puzzle from the Queen of Crime is set in a 1950s village, where no one is quite what they seem, and every clue leads up another blind alley. Fortunately, amateur sleuth Miss Marple is on hand to unravel the mystery and unmask the guilty.

A Murder is Announced

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. A murder. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?

Murder on the Orient Express

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

A new twist on Agatha Christie's classic tale of revenge. All aboard for this stylish and deadly ride. Can framed deective Hercule Poirot solve this case of murder before reaching their final destination?

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Francis Wilson Playhouse

Festival Theatre Edinburgh

 Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. A murder. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, crack the case before the train reaches its final destination? 

Curve Theatre

West Valley Playhouse

Gossip, blackmail, deception and betrayal unsettle the peaceful English village of King’s Abbot. After a pair of mysterious deaths — including one from inside a locked room – the famous detective Hercule Poirot is pulled out of retirement to solve the case. Despite his desire to relax and grow vegetable marrows, the ingenious sleuth is compelled to snoop around this quaint hamlet and its surrounding countryside. Will this sleepy 1930s village ever feel quite so cozy again? Will Poirot be able to unravel the knots of this mystery? It’s a mystery!


Book-It and local playwright Danielle Mohlman (author of Nexus and a renowned theatrical adaptation of Frankenstein) are crafting this brand-new script based on one of Dame Agatha Christie’s most innovative, clever, and mind-bending mysteries. The original book has been lauded as the best crime novel of all time by the Crime Writers’ Association.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Seattle Center

Ken Ludwig's clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic boasts all the glamour, intrigue, and suspense of Dame Agatha's celebrated novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

Agatha Christie

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 15 Feb, 2026

Murder on the Orient Express · Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Past events

Apr 29 - May 3, 2025

A Murder is Announced · Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

21 - 25 Jan, 2025

Murder on the Orient Express · Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

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