The Girl on the Train starring Samantha Womack as Rachel Watson will transfer to London’s Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin’s Lane for a limited run from 23 July to 17 August 2019.
The gripping thriller, based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins and the Dreamworks film has been breaking box office records and playing to packed houses on a major tour since the beginning of the year.
Samantha plays Rachel Watson who longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.
Paula Hawkins said after watching the show: ‘Sam was amazing. You could literally hear a pin drop. Everyone was holding their breath’
Samantha Womack has starred extensively in television, film and theatre. She is best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in BBC1’s EastEnders. Other television credits include roles in Silent Witness, Mount Pleasant and the hugely popular Game On. Her recent films include: Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Kingsman: The Secret Service alongside Colin Firth. Samantha recently played Morticia in a tour of The Addams Family.
Samantha said: ‘I am absolutely loving playing Rachel in The Girl on the Train. She’s such an interesting character to play, and we’ve had a brilliant reception from our audiences who have been gripped by her story. This tour has already been the journey of a life-time and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to bring it to the West End.’
Further casting for the London run to be announced.
Paula Hawkins’ novel is an international phenomenon, selling over twenty million copies world-wide. Produced by Simon Friend, Amblin Entertainment and Josh Andrews, The Girl
on the Train is adapted by Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel and is directed by Anthony Banks with set and costumes by James Cotterill, lighting by Jack Knowles, composition and sound by Ben & Max Ringham, video by Andrzej Goulding and fights by Alison de Burgh.
The Girl on the Train is currently in Nottingham and continues its UK and Ireland travelling on to Shrewsbury, Dublin, Belfast, Brighton, Sheffield, Norwich, Guildford, Oxford, Canterbury, Birmingham, Aberdeen, Bradford, High Wycombe, Cambridge, Plymouth, Swindon, Bromley, Malvern, Woking, Eastbourne, Cardiff and Brighton.
Duke of York’s Theatre
St Martins’ Lane
London
Dates: 23 July - 17 August 2019
Monday - Saturday evenings - 7.30pm
Thursday Matinee, 2.30pm - 25 July
Wednesday Matinee 2.30pm - 31 July onwards
Telephone Booking : 0844 871 7623
Calls cost 7p per minute, plus your phone company's access charge.
@girlontrainplay
UK & Ireland Tour Schedule
Theatre Royal, Nottingham trch.co.uk/
20 – 25 May 2019 0115 989 5555
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn www.theatresevern.co.uk/
27 May – 1 June 2019 01743 281281
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/
3 – 8 June 2019 +353 (1) 677 7999
Grand Opera House, Belfast www.goh.co.uk
11 – 15 June 2019 028 9024 1919
Theatre Royal, Brighton www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton/
17 – 22 June 2019 0844 871 7615
Sheffield Lyceum www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/
24 – 29 June 2019 0114 249 6000
Norwich Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk/
1 – 6 July 2019 01603 63 00 00. On sale from 9 November
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/
8 – 13 July 2019 01483 440000
Oxford Playhouse www.oxfordplayhouse.com
15 – 20 July 2019 01865 305305
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com
20 – 24 August 2019 01227 787787.
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham www.atgtickets.com
26 – 31 August 2019 0844 871 3011
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
3-7 September 2019 01224 641122
The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
10-14 September 2019 01274 432000
Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe www.wycombeswan.co.uk
17- 21 September 2019 01494 512 000
Cambridge Arts Theatre www.cambridgeartstheatre.com
23 – 28 September 2019 01223 503333
Theatre Royal Plymouth www.theatreroyal.com
30 September – 5 October 2019 01752 267222
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon www.swindontheatres.co.uk
7 – 12 October 2019 01793 524481
Churchill Theatre, Bromley www.churchilltheatre.co.uk
14 – 19 October 2019 020 3285 6000
Malvern Theatres www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
21 – 26 October 2019 01684 892277
New Victoria Theatre, Woking www.atgtickets.com
28 October – 2 November 2019 0844 871 7645
Eastbourne Theatres www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
4 – 9 November 2019 01323 412 000
New Theatre, Cardiff www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
12-16 November 2019 029 2087 8889
Blackpool Winter Gardens www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
19-23 November 2019 01253 625252
