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 Paris, 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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“It is clear that someone on the train committed this murder and I will find out who it is, I promise you!”
| NZSL Interpreted Performance | Sat 14 Feb 2:00pm
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| Touch Tour | Sun 8 Feb 2:30pm
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| Audio Described Performance | Sun 8 Feb 4:00pm
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| Relaxed Performance | Tue 10 Feb 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. |
“A delightful piece of entertainment, two hours of pure escapism produced to the highest quality.”
Event and Ticketing Details
Duration
2 hours and 5 minutes, including interval
Advisory
Includes references to the death of a child and suicide, depictions of death, gunshots and strobe lighting.
Murder on the Orient Express © 2016 Agatha Christie Limited & Ken Ludwig. All rights reserved.
Adapted from Murder on the Orient Express © 1934 Agatha Christie Limited. All rights reserved.
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, AGATHA CHRISTIE, POIROT and the Agatha Christie Signature are registered trademarks of Agatha Christie
Limited in the UK and elsewhere. All rights reserved.
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On Behalf of Samuel French, A Concord Theatricals Company
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