Murder on the Orient Express at Cortland Repertory Theatre

The regional premiere of Christies classic mystery, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig. A story of romance, tragedy, and primal murder. What better way to spend a pleasant evening? One of Americas premiere playwrights, Ken (Fox on the Fairway, Lend Me a Tenor) Ludwig has created a brilliant stage adaptation of Christies most popular mystery! On a winters evening in 1934, a snowdrift stops the luxurious Orient Express, literally in its tracks. By morning, it is one passenger less; an American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed, his door locked from the inside. With a long list of suspects, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer before they strike again! Christie is not the bestselling novelist in history for nothing, and Ludwigs adaptation strikes the perfect balance of the cerebral and the comic. Get on board its a great ride! Houstonian Magazine.

Authors

• Ken Ludwig