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New! Artspod Interview with the brilliant Glynis Barber

New! Artspod Interview with the brilliant Glynis Barber

A chat with Glynis Barber

Most actors face a paradox: the very thing they love, live theatre, is threatened by the rise of AI and streaming giants. Glynis Barber joins us to reveal how the timeless magic of live performance might actually see a renaissance in the next decade.

From her surprising return to Agatha Christie on stage after years of hesitation, to her insights on how technology is reshaping the acting world, Glynis offers genuine optimism and compelling insights.

In this episode, you’ll discover how a young girl from South Africa turned her childhood dream into a celebrated career spanning theatre and television. Glynis shares behind-the-scenes stories from her current role in the first-ever stage adaptation of Death on the Nile, and explains what attracted her to this darker, more innovative production.

She discusses the challenges actors face today, such as digital auditions replacing personal meetings and how she’s navigating an industry in flux.

Watch the show Death On The Nile at a theatre near you.

Bitter rivals. Buried secrets. A love to die for.

On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder. As secrets that have been buried in the sands of time finally resurface, can the world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, untangle the web of lies and solve another crime?

Following the sell-out tour of Murder on the Orient Express, the European premiere of this thrilling production reunites writer Ken Ludwig, director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution) and Fiery Angel.

Starring as Poirot is Mark Hadfield (Belfast; Outlander; Wallander) who will be joined on stage by Glynis Barber (Dempsey and Makepeace; EastEnders) and Bob Barrett (Murder on the Orient Express; Holby City). This brand-new adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic is not to be missed.

Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludvig

Directed by Lucy Bailey

Starring Glynis Barber as Salome Otterbourne

Mark Hadfield as Hercule Poirot, Bob Barrett as Colonel Race, Camilla Anvar as Rosalie Otterbourne, Libby Alexandra-Cooper as Linnet Ridgeway, Howard Gossington as Atticus Praed, Esme Hough as Jacqueline de Bellefort, Helena Katamba as Annabelle Pennington, Nye Occomore as Simon Doyle, Nicholas Prasad as Ramses Praed, Terence Wilton as Septimus Troy.

Ensemble: David Boyle, Max Dinnen, Nadia Shash.

Agatha Christie Death on the Nile UK tour poster

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