Lewis Cope and Jonny Labey will lead the cast for the forthcoming UK tour of Strangers on a Train, Craig Warner’s stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s celebrated novel, famously brought to the screen by Alfred Hitchcock.
Last seen on tour in 2017, Strangers on a Train will be directed by Roxana Silbert, the acclaimed former Artistic Director of Paines Plough, Birmingham Rep and Hampstead Theatre. The production will see Lewis Cope take on the role of Charles Bruno, one of Highsmith’s most chilling and psychologically complex characters, opposite Jonny Labey as Guy Haines, the unsuspecting stranger drawn into his deadly game.
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
Two strangers meet on a train.
Charles Bruno has an idea: the perfect crime. Two murders. Two strangers. No motive. No connection. No consequences.
Guy Haines dismisses it as a joke. But Bruno isn’t joking. As Bruno’s obsession spirals out of control, Guy finds himself trapped in a nightmare of guilt, manipulation and fear.
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – CAST
Lewis Cope’s previous stage roles include Leonard Vole in the London production of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution and Brahms in the UK tour of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He is widely recognised for his portrayal of Nicky Milligan in Emmerdale, for which he received a Rising Star nomination at the 2023 National Television Awards, and his hugely popular appearance on the 2025 series of Strictly Come Dancing, where he and his professional partner Katya Jones made it through to week eleven.
Jonny Labey has appeared in numerous stage productions, including originating the leading role of Scott Hastings in the West End production of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom. He is also widely known to TV audiences for his portrayal of Rex Gallagher in Hollyoaks and Paul Coker in EastEnders.
Further casting to be announced.
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – CREATIVE TEAM
Set and costume design by Robert Innes Hopkins, lighting design by Matt Haskins and sound design by Elizabeth Purnell.
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN UK (& DUBLIN) TOUR 2027
15 – 16 Jan Theatre Royal Windsor
19 – 23 Jan Theatre Royal Norwich
26 – 30 Jan Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
2 – 6 Feb Grand Opera House York
9 – 13 Feb Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
16 – 20 Feb Theatr Clwyd Mold
23 – 27 Feb Theatre Royal Glasgow
2 – 6 Mar Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
9 – 13 Mar Richmond Theatre
16 – 20 Mar New Theatre Peterborough
23 – 27 Mar Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
30 Mar – 3 Apr His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
6 – 10 Apr Brighton Theatre Royal
13 – 17 Apr Dublin Gaiety Theatre
20 – 24 Apr Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
27 Apr – 1 May Oxford Playhouse
4 – 8 May Alhambra Theatre Bradforrd
11 – 15 May Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford
18 – 22 May Darlington Hippodrome
25 – 29 May Theatre Royal Windsor
1 – 5 Jun New Theatre Cardiff
8 – 12 Jun Liverpool Playhouse
15 – 19 Jun Dartford Orchard Theatre
22 – 26 June Hall for Cornwall Truro
29 Jun – 3 Jul Theatre Royal Bath
6 – 10 Jul Lyceum Theatre Sheffield
13 – 17 Jul Leicester Curve
