Production images of Giovanna Fletcher as The Girl on the Train, Rachel Watson and company, are released today as a new UK and Ireland tour of the smash-hit Wiltshire Creative Production begins, produced by Simon Friend Entertainment and Josh Andrews Productions. The gripping thriller, based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins is currently playing at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and will see Giovanna continue in the role at the following venues: Glasgow, Theatre Royal; Norwich, Theatre Royal, Salford, Lowry Theatre; Bath, Theatre Royal; Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre; Chichester, Theatre Royal; Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre; Bromley, Churchill Theatre; Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre.
The completing company cast members are 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 (until May 29th).
The international phenomenon – which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and inspired the Dreamworks film starring Emily Blunt will see Eastenders star Louisa Lytton and writer and actor and presenter Laura Whitmore take on the role of Rachel Watson at later dates across the tour. Please see listings below for full details.
Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel 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 Fletcher’s theatrical credits include leading the recent UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead. Other acting credits include 2:22 A Ghost Story and Ivanov, both for the West End, as well as A Christmas Carol, Backbeat and The Christmasurus. Giovanna also appears in the feature film The Boat That Rocked.
Giovanna is also a hugely successful author, podcast host and Queen of The Castle after winning I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here in 2020. In 2013, Giovanna published her first fiction book, Billy and Me, and has recently published her sixth novel Walking On Sunshine. Together with her husband Tom Fletcher, the pair have combined their love of writing to pen a trilogy of Sunday Times best-selling books. Giovanna’s first non-fiction book Happy Mum, Happy Baby was a No.1 bestseller that she later turned into an award-winning podcast with Pixiu, which has so far enjoyed 145 episodes and counting, and over 20 million listeners. Adding to her non-fiction work in 2020, Giovanna wrote Letters on Motherhood, another bestseller.
Giovanna is a proud patron for Breast Cancer Awareness charity CoppaFeel! and an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust and Tommy’s.
Produced by Simon Friend Entertainment and Josh Andrews Productions, the Wiltshire Creative Production of The Girl on the Train is written by Paula Hawkins, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, and is directed by Loveday Ingram.
Tour listings and ticket information can be found here
