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12 Phonebox Magazine | October 2025 Mark Hadfi eld will star as Agatha Christie%u2019s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey%u2019s new production of Death on the Nile. The UK and Ireland tour visits Milton Keynes next month and Northampton in November.The popular fi lm and theatre star will be joined in the production by Glynis Barber and Bob Barrett. Hadfi eld%u2019s fi lm credits include Belfast, Into the Woods, Hamlet and Frankenstein, while his TV work includes Outlander, Maigret, Doc Martin, People Like Us, Cracker, The All New Alexei Sayle Show and The Buddha of Suburbia. 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%u2019s The Outpost and Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, as well as Jean McAteer in The Royal, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night & Day and Soolin in Blake%u2019s 7. Bob Barrett is best known for his portrayal of Sacha Levy in the longrunning Holby City, a role he played from 2010 to 2022. On fi lm, he played George Bryan in John Madden%u2019s Shakespeare in Love. On stage, he most recently appeared in the UK & Ireland Tour of Agatha Christie%u2019s Murder on the Orient Express and the UK Tour of Agatha Christie%u2019s And Then There Were None.The UK & Ireland Tour opens on 26th September at the Lowry in Salford, before moving to the Richmond Theatre in London. Crime sleuth Poirot returns for more problem-solving in Milton Keynes and Northampton, discovers Phonebox%u2019s Tom Johnston.CHRISTIE FANS IN FOR A TREATIt%u2019s at MK Theatre in mid-October and returns to the area, and Northampton%u2019s Royal & Derngate, in November. Adapted by Ken Ludwig, it%u2019s directed by Lucy Bailey.%u201cI am delighted and excited to be playing the iconic role of Hercule Poirot in the forthcoming production of Agatha Christie%u2019s Death on the Nile,%u201d said Mark Hadfi eld.%u201cI%u2019m also thrilled that this production, adapted by Ken Ludwig, will be touring the UK and Ireland, and have no doubt that it will be enjoyed by both those who already admire Christie%u2019s genius and those yet to discover it.%u201dOn board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple%u2019s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder. As secrets that have been buried in the sands of time fi nally resurface, can the world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, untangle the web of lies and solve another crime?Death on the Nile is at Milton Keynes Theatre, 14th to 18th October and Royal & Derngate Northampton 4th to 8th November.Clockwise from right:Bob Barrett plays Colonel RaceGlynis Barber plays Salome and Mark Hadfi eld is the iconic Detective Poirot