Murder on the Orient Express at Chichester Festival Theatre
★★★★
“A first-class ride all the way.”
GUARDIAN
★★★★
”Ludwig deftly handles the rollercoaster-cum-puzzle box of Christie’s storytelling, briskly moving us from one revelation to another.”
THE STAGE
★★★★
”Robert Jones has designed a little bit of stage magic. The Chichester stage has rarely looked so good. Jonathan Church directs with a slick assuredness and confidently tries to keep things railroading at pace. A sumptuous ride and a delicious night of intrigue and glamour.”
WHATSONSTAGE
★★★★★
Ken Ludwig’s snappy adaptation is what makes this all possible. There’s wise trimming of the book for stage, and warm wit injected in all the right places. This is no surprise – Ludwig’s the writer of international hits Lend Me A Tenor and Crazy for You – with (the programme notes say) plays and musicals on stage “every night of the year”.
But there’s no sitting on laurels here; it is an excellent script, with sublime dramatic pacing, canny variation for the eye and- importantly for the audience (and the Christie estate), it keeps faith with the novel.
★★★★★
”Jonathan Church’s ensemble delivered an outstanding interpretation of this ripping yarn. Ken Ludwig’s adaptation has skillfully filleted Christie’s novel into a two-hour play that threads the essential elements of the plot into a well crafted tale. Pure theatrical class.
"The audience’s disbelief is first suspended by Robert Jones’ stunning set, with an ingenious use of sliding arches and simple scenery. It is not often that a scene change receives its own round of applause - Jones’ work is sensational and enhanced by Mark Henderson's lighting, the coup de theatres are magnificent.
Chichester have a hit on their hands that deserves a London transfer. Unmissable!”
JONATHAN BAZ
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