Owen Warner to make West End Debut in WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

Shehrazade Zafar-Arif 6 March, 2026, 12:00

Agatha Christie's Witness For the Prosecution at London County Hall has announced the production's fifteenth cast, with Hollyoaks star Owen Warner to make his West End debut as the accused Leonard Vole.

Owen Warner in WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. Photo by Sam Barker.

Owen Warner is best known for his long-running role as Romeo Nightingale in Channel 4's Hollyoaks. He also reached the final in ITV's I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2022, and will star in upcoming films Spider Island and Butterfly.

Warner will star alongside Eleanor Sutton (A Doll's House, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wuthering Heights) as Romaine Vole, Simon Cotton (Murder on the Orient Express, An Inspector Calls), as Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Matthew White (Midnight Cowboy, Glee Club) as Mr Mayhew, David Whitworth (Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Women in Black) as Justice Wainwright, and Michael Mears (A Christmas Carol, Hamlet) as Mr Myers.

Joe Anthony, Kai Antoine, Andrew Bloomer, Martin Edwards, Oliver Hatfield, Tamsin Heatley, Matthew Hebden, Mark Huckett, Ruchi Rai, Vanessa Sampson, Paul Westwood, and Meimei Young complete the company.

Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution has enthralled audiences since 2017, with a unique and immersive set-up where audiences watch the case of Leonard Vole, accused of murder, play out in a spectacular courtroom setting in London County Hall. The production received Best Revival nominations at the 2018 Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards.

The new cast will begin performances from 17th March 2026.

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