The Girl on the Train set for Nottingham Theatre Royal stage on UK tour

Based on Paula Hawkins’ best-selling novel, the latest tour of gripping thriller The Girl on the Train is heading to Nottingham.

The new tour of the smash-hit Wiltshire Creative Production begins in Richmond and will then visit Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from January 21-25.

Actor, writer, broadcaster and 2020 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here winner, Giovanna Fletcher is set to star as Rachel Watson — a woman who longs for a different life and whose only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day.

However, when she 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.

Giovanna said: “I am delighted to be leading the company of The Girl on the Train as Rachel Watson at venues across the UK next year. Paula Hawkin’s psychological thriller has gripped millions of readers worldwide with its Hitchcockian tale of suspense and mystery. What better place than the theatre to take us through its voyeuristic window and deep into Rachel’s story?”

The cast also includes Daniel Burke as Kamal Abdic, Zena Carswell as Anna Watson, Samuel Collings as Scott Hipwell, Natalie Dunne as Megan Hipwell, Paul McEwan as DI Gaskill and Jason Merrells as Tom Watson.

Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, who have adapted The Girl on the Train for the stage, added: “Since opening in the UK in 2018, The Girl on the Train has been performed around the world, so we’re thrilled that it’s coming back for this UK wide tour. We’re really excited to be working with Giovanna Fletcher, playing the leading role of Rachel Watson, in Loveday Ingram’s powerful and stylish production.”