Murder on the Orient Express, Christie/Ludwig
Staatstheater Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
„There is a murderer on this train and I will find him, I promise!“
During a journey on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Calais, a man is brutally murdered. When the train becomes stranded in a snowdrift, an extraordinary situation arises: no one can leave the scene of the crime, yet the police are unable to reach the train. Fortunately, the renowned Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot is on board—his keen eye misses nothing. Relying on his “little grey cells,” he begins to scrutinize his fellow passengers, all of them eccentric characters, such as the flamboyant Mrs. Hubbard and the peculiar Mr. MacQueen.
Little by little, the detective uncovers the passengers’ secrets, unaware that this case will prove to be a unique challenge—one that shakes even his seemingly unshakable sense of justice…
Agatha Christie, the “Queen of Crime,” ranks among the most successful authors of all time, with over two billion copies of her works sold. Her novels have been translated into more than a hundred languages, and her two detective creations—Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot—are known around the world. Her 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express is one of Poirot’s most famous cases and has been adapted for film several times. The work is distinguished by its precise characterization and remarkable attention to detail. In the stage adaptation by Broadway playwright Ken Ludwig, the novel becomes a gripping and suspenseful piece for the theatre, brought to life by Andreas Merz with a large ensemble at the Martini Park.
starring: Klaus Müller, Julius Kuhn, Mirjana Milosavljević, Jenny Langner, Gerald Fiedler, Katja Sieder, Katharina Hintzen, Mehdi Salim, Natalie Hünig, Sebastian Müller-Stahl und Stefanie von Mende
Band: Tilman Herpichböhm, Jonas Horche, Jan Kiesewetter, Tom Jahn
director: Andreas Merz
stage design: Jürgen Lier
costume design: Veronika Bleffert
dramaturgy: Sabeth Braun
music: Stefan Leibold
photos: Jan-Pieter Fuhr