Giovanna Fletcher - actor, writer, broadcaster and 2020 winner of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here - leads the cast of The Girl On The Train for its new UK tour, which arrives at Lowry in Salford from February 11-15.
Rachel Watson 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 the woman she has secretly been watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness, and even a suspect.
“Paula Hawkins's psychological thriller has gripped millions of readers with its Hitchcock-like tale of suspense and mystery," said Giovanna. "What better place than the theatre to take us deep into Rachel’s story?”
The performer's theatre credits include leading the recent UK tour of Peter James’s Wish You Were Dead, while other theatre includes 2:22 A Ghost Story and Ivanov, both for the West End, as well as A Christmas Carol, Backbeat and The Christmasaurus. She has recently published her sixth novel, Walking On Sunshine, and with her husband Tom Fletcher has written a trilogy of Sunday Times best-selling books.
Giovanna’s first non-fiction book, Happy Mum, Happy Baby, was a No.1 bestseller that she later turned into an award-winning podcast with Pixiu, which has so far amassed more than 145 episodes and over 20 million listeners.
Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, who adapted The Girl on the Train for the stage add: “Since opening in the UK in 2018, The Girl on the Train has been performed around the world, so we’re thrilled it’s coming back for this UK-wide tour."
The Girl On The Train's other northern dates (so far) are Sheffield Lyceum, (March 4-8); Storyhouse Chester (April 14-19); Liverpool Playhouse (May 13-17) and Leeds Grand (July 1-5), when either Eastenders star Louisa Lytton or writer, actor and presenter Laura Whitmore will take on the lead role.
More info and tickets here