Murder on the Orient Express

Mystery, mayhem and unexpected laughs abound in this classic tale that will transport you to a bygone era of larger-than-life characters, twirling moustaches, 3-piece suits and the lingering suspicion that everyone is not entirely as they seem....

Saturday 21 October | 7pm | GPAC Little Theatre

“Quickly before the trail is cold! It is clear someone on the train committed this murder and I will find out who it is – I promise you!” 

Famous detective Hercule Poirot is called back from Istanbul to London on urgent business.  He intends to book a first-class compartment on the Orient Express, run by his former friend and colleague, Monsieur Bouc. The train is surprisingly full, but Bouc manages to secure Poirot a spot in the first-class cabin.  While aboard the Orient Express, Poirot meets a host of peculiar characters: an aging Russian princess, her Swedish companion, a Hungarian countess, a Southern housewife, a Scottish colonel, an English governess, a French conductor, a disagreeable American businessman, and his anxious secretary. 

As a snowdrift halts the Orient Express in its tracks, a body is found stabbed multiple times in a locked train compartment.  Poirot is tasked to solve the murder, as the killer could still be in their midst.  As Poirot investigates, conflicting clues and convoluted alibis lead him to dead ends.  Over the course of 48 hours, will Poirot be able to solve the case of the Murder on the Orient Express? 

 

Climb aboard the Orient Express while it tours Gippsland, as KCC Theatre puts its very own spin on Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit.