All aboard! You are in for a thrilling ride when Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, newly adapted for the stage by Tony Award winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor), at the Concord City Auditorium on Nov. 18, 19 and 20.

It is winter, 1934 and the luxurious Orient Express passenger train is hurtling down the tracks in a heavy snowstorm when its journey is suddenly halted by a snowdrift, trapping everyone aboard. An American tycoon is found stabbed in his bed, door locked from the inside. The famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, happens to be a passenger and is pressed to solve the mystery. 

First published in 1934, Murder on the Orient Express is widely regarded as one of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements. After decades of refusing requests to allow the enduring novel to be adapted as a stage play, the Agatha Christie Estate approached Ken Ludwig, a legendary master of stage farce, to do just that.

The Community Players’ production is directed by Elizabeth Lent and features a cast of seasoned community actors, including Jim Gocha in the role of Poirot, joined by Chris Demers, Nora McBurnett, Griffin Stuart, Dana Sackos, Cindy Dickinson, KathyrnGiddins, Katharine Demers, Anne Orio, Nathan Osburn, Kevin Guimond and Kaj Hache.

Tickets $20, $18 for seniors and juniors and $16 if buying tickets to one or more other Players shows this season, purchase online at www.communityplayersofconcord.org, or at the box office. Box Office hours: Nov. 13 (1 to 5 p.m.); Nov. 17 and 18 (4:30 to 7:30 p.m.); Nov. 19 (6 to 7:30 p.m.); and Nov. 20 (12:30 to 2 p.m.). The Box Office phone is (603) 228-2793.

For more information, contact box office chair David Murdo at nhdm40@comcast.net or (603) 344-4747.