Production photos have been released of the new UK and Ireland tour of an Agatha Christie classic. 

Murder on the Orient Express comes to Norwich Theatre Royal from September 17 to 21 2024. 

Star of stage and screen Michael Maloney plays the lead role of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

Paul Keating (Hector MacQueen), Bob Barrett (Monsieur Bouc) and Simon Cotton (Samuel Ratchett) in Murder on the Orient ExpressPaul Keating (Hector MacQueen), Bob Barrett (Monsieur Bouc) and Simon Cotton (Samuel Ratchett) in Murder on the Orient Express (Image: Manuel Harlan)

His film and TV credits include Belfast, The Crown and Young Victoria.

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The show also stars Bob Barrett, who played Sacha Levy in the BBC medical drama Holby City, as Monsieur Bouc. 

He previously appeared in the tour of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, which came to Norwich Theatre Royal in January 2024. 

The cast of Murder on the Orient ExpressThe cast of Murder on the Orient Express (Image: Manuel Harlan)

Murder on the Orient Express is set during the winter of 1934, when an avalanche stops the train dead in its tracks.

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An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, with his door locked from the inside.

Trapped in the snow with a killer still onboard, can the world’s most famous detective crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?

Book tickets for the play at norwichtheatre.org or call 01603 630000.