Full cast announced for Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile | UK & Ireland Tour

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Sep 12, 2025
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Updated: 21 minutes ago

The full cast has now been confirmed for the UK & IRELAND tour of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. Ken Ludwig's adaptation of this Poirot story will star Outlander favourite Mark Hadfield and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Helen Katamaba when the show plays the Glasgow Theatre Royal in February 2026. Find the full cast and production details below.

DEATH ON THE NILE full company in rehearsals, credit Manuel Harlan — Death on the Nile, full company in rehearsals. Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

Death on the Nile, UK & Ireland Tour full cast revealed

A graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland joins the full cast of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Tues 24 - Sat 28 February 2026.

Joining the previously announced Mark Hadfield (Hercule Poirot), Glynis Barber (Salome Otterbourne) and Bob Barrett (Colonel Race) in the UK & Ireland Tour of Agatha Christie’s DEATH ON THE NILE, will be Libby Alexandra-Cooper as Linnet Ridgeway, Camilla Anvar as Rosalie Otterbourne, Howard Gossington as Atticus Praed, Esme Hough as Jacqueline de Bellefort, Nye Occomore as Simon Doyle, Nicholas Prasad as Ramses Praed, Terence Wilton as Septimus Troy and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Helen Katamba (River City, Karen Pirie) as Annabelle Pennington with David Boyle, Max Dinnen and Nadia Shash in the ensemble.

Fiery Angel will bring this Agatha Christie classic to the stage, following sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express.

Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, UK & Ireland Tour full cast revealed

About the new UK tour of Death of the Nile

Death on the Nile reunites writer Ken Ludwig, director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution) and producers Fiery Angel for the European premiere of a new adaptation of the globally celebrated Agatha Christie story. The UK & Ireland Tour will open on 26 September at the Lowry in Salford and finish on 23 May 2026 at Plymouth Theatre Royal.

What is Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile about?

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?

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.

The UK & Ireland Tour is presented by Fiery Angel in association with Agatha Christie Limited.