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Death on the Nile

Bitter rivals. Buried secrets. A love to die for. This brand-new adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic comes to the Arts Theatre Cambridge this May.

  • 12th May 2026 - 16th May 2026
  • 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Bitter rivals. Buried secrets. A love to die for.

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?

Following the sell-out tour of Murder on the Orient Express, the European premiere of this thrilling production reunites writer Ken Ludwig, director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution) and FieryAngel.

Starring as Poirot is Mark Hadfield (Belfast; Outlander; Wallander) who will be joined on stage by Glynis Barber (Dempsey and Makepeace; EastEnders) and Bob Barrett (Murder on the Orient Express; Holby City). This brand-new adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic is not to be missed.

 

Performances: Tue 12 – Sat 16 May 2026

Tue-Sat: 7.30pm

Thu & Sat: 2.30pm

 

Audio Description Available: Sat 16 May, 2.30pm

Touch Tour Available: Sat 16 May, 2.30pm

Facilities

  • Accessibility Guide
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Bar
  • Cloakroom facilities
  • Disabled Accessibility
  • Facilities for Disabled Guests
  • wheelchair access
  • wheelchair accessible

Accessibility Facilities

  • Accessibility Guide
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Audio description and touch tours
  • facilities for disabled guests
  • Staff available to assist
  • Wheel chair accessible
  • wheelchair access
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Did you know?

In 1958, a group of engineering students managed to hoist an Austin Seven car onto the roof of Senate House, with the help of some clever calculations. It took the university a week to remove it – and will surely go down in history as one of the boldest student pranks ever!