One murder, eight suspects and a wild ride that’s about to go off the rails.

After a sold-out premiere season in 2025, the smash-hit returns to the Auckland stage once more in 2026, due to popular demand.

It’s the winter of 1934 and the luxurious Orient Express is travelling through the night on its way from Istanbul to London, when a snowdrift stops the train in its tracks. In the first-class carriage is Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, returning home from an 'unfortunate' murder case.

When one of his fellow passengers is found dead, with eight stab wounds to his chest, there are no footprints to be seen in the snow. Taking charge of the investigation, Poirot reaches the only possible conclusion: the killer must still be on board the train.

Cameron Rhodes (King Lear, North by Northwest) plays the inscrutable Poirot in this classic Agatha Christie whodunnit, cleverly adapted for the stage by Tony-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Crazy for You).

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Trailer

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Highlights

Production Highlights

Teaser

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Teaser

“It is clear that someone on the train committed this murder and I will find out who it is, I promise you!”

Agatha Christie

Writer

Ken Ludwig

Adapted for the stage

Shane Bosher

Direction

John Verryt

Set Design

Sean Lynch

Lighting Design

Elizabeth Whiting

Costume Design

Paul McLaney

Composition & Sound Design

Harley Campbell

Motion Design

Kirstie O'Sullivan

Accent & Dialect Coach

Todd Emerson

Intimacy Coordinator

Nī Dekkers-Reihana

The Engine Room - Assistant Direction

Bronwyn Ensor

Greta Ohlsson

Sophie Henderson

Countess Andrenyi

Jennifer Ludlam

Princess Dragomiroff

Mayen Mehta

Hector MacQueen

Ryan O'Kane

Colonel Arbuthnot & Samuel Ratchett

Mirabai Pease

Mary Debenham

Cameron Rhodes

Hercule Poirot

Jordan Selwyn

Michel & Head Waiter

Edwin Wright

Monsieur Bouc

Paul Barrett

voice of Train Announcer & Radio Parts

Sophie Hambleton

voice of the Mother

Olivia Tennet

voice of Daisy Armstrong

NZSL Interpreted Performance	Sat 3 May 2:00pm by Platform Interpreting NZ
Touch Tour	Sun 4 May 2:30pm by Audio Described Aotearoa
Audio Described Performance	Sun 4 May 4:00pm by Audio Described Aotearoa
Relaxed Performance	Tue 6 May 7:00pm Pre-show demonstration: 6:30pm Breakout Space Level 1, ASB Waterfront Theatre This relaxed performance is a comfortable and inclusive experience which may be especially welcomed by autistic and neurodivergent audience members.

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Structured Word Programme

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Audio Described Introductory Notes

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Event and Ticketing Details

Duration

2 hours and 10 minutes, including interval

Advisory

Includes references to the death of a child and suicide, depictions of death, gunshots and strobe lighting.

“Sure to have the audience’s sides splitting.”

— BroadwayWorld

By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical
On Behalf of Samuel French, A Concord Theatricals Company

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Full details on school matinees for this production and our entire 2026 Creative Learning Programme will be announced in October 2025.

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