Glynis Barber and Bob Barrett to star in Agatha Christie stage play
Acting legends Glynis Barber and Bob Barrett are starring alongside Mark Hadfield in the upcoming production of Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile.
Mark is playing the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. His trusted sidekick, Colonel Race, is set to be portrayed by Bob Barrett and Glynis Barber is taking on the role of Salome Otterbourne.
Performances are set to start at the Lowry in Salford before finishing at Theatre Royal Plymouth (19 – 23 May 2026).
Death On The Nile reunites writer Ken Ludwig, director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution) and producers Fiery Angel for the adaptation of the nationwide tour.
It follows the previous success of the sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express.
Glynis Barber became a household name when she starred opposite Michael Brandon in the TV series Dempsey and Makepeace.
More recent TV credits include series regulars Norma Crow in Hollyoaks, Gertrusha in NBC’s The Outpost and Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders.
She’s also played the role of Jean McAteer in The Royal, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night & Day and Soolin in Blake’s 7.
Bob Barrett as Colonel Race in Death on the Nile. Image: Jay Brooks.
‘Keeps audiences on the edge of their seat’
Her previous brushes with Agatha Christie were when she starred as Cora van Stuyvesant in Agatha Christie’s Marple: Endless Night and as Lola Brewster in Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.
Her most recent theatre credits include The Best Man (West End), Stalking the Bogeyman (Southwark Playhouse), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (West End) and The Graduate (UK Tour).
‘I couldn’t be more excited to be returning to the stage and working with the brilliant team at Fiery Angel and director Lucy Bailey,’ says Glynis.
‘This iconic play from Agatha Christie’s phenomenal body of work keeps audiences on the edge of their seat and I can’t wait to be part of a cast that will bring this gripping drama to theatres all over the UK and Ireland.’
Bob Barrett is best known as Sacha Levy in the long-running Holby City, a role he played from 2010 to 2022. On film, he played George Bryan in John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love.
On stage, he most recently appeared in the UK & Ireland Tour of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and the UK Tour of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Both were directed by Lucy Bailey.
‘To have the chance of being in one Agatha Christie tour, getting to work with the incomparable team of Lucy Bailey and Fiery Angel, was special. To get to be in three is a great privilege I shall never forget,’ says Bob.
The story is an epic crime thriller of intrigue and mystery. On board a luxurious cruise, under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder.
‘A great privilege I shall never forget’
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.
Breaktime News has previously reported on the unveiling of the Agatha Christie statue in Torquay.
