New cast announced for WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

Emmie Newitt 4 September, 2025, 10:19

The fourteenth cast for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall will join the acclaimed production this Autumn, which is now in its 8th year and more popular than ever with audiences!

witness for the prosecution 14th cast The cast of Witness for the Prosecution. Headshots provided by production.

Originally titled 'Traitor Hands', Witness for the Prosecution was first published 100 years ago in a weekly detective magazine. Situated at the historic London County Hall, the stage production places the audience in the thick of the action as Christie’s enthralling tale of justice, passion and betrayal unfolds around them.   

Directed by Lucy Bailey, the production received Best Revival nominations at the 2018 Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards.

The new cast announced today includes Charlie Preston who makes his West End debut as the accused Leonard Vole opposite Lara Lemon (The Mousetrap, West End) who returns to the cast, this time as Romaine Vole, Roger May (The Pitmen Painters, New Vic Theatre) to play Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC, Graham Seed (Bloody Difficult Women, Cahoots Theatre Company) as Mr Mayhew, Christopher Saul (Oedipus, National Theatre) joins as Mr Justice Wainwright and Tom Godwin (Tina!, Aldwych Theatre) as Mr Myers QC.

The company is completed by Sahar Awad, William Bassoumba, Tuhin Chisti, Michael Fray, Caroline Guthrie, Sulin Hasso, Pena Iiyambo, Richard Keightley, Michael Otim-Okot, Sam Pay, Finn Torkington and Jolyon Young.

Witness for the Prosecution also extends its run at the London County Hall through to 4 October 2026.

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