WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION extends until April 2027

Shehrazade Zafar-Arif 24 March, 2026, 12:38

Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution is extending its run at London County Hall until 25th April 2027, which will take the critically acclaimed production into its 10th year.

Andrew Bloomer, Owen Warner, and Joe Anthony in WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. Photo by Pamela Raith.

What is Witness for the Prosecution?

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. Alongside The Mousetrap, it is one of two iconic Agatha Christie plays that have become a staple of the West End, with a thrilling story of justice, passion, and betrayal.

Who is in the new cast?

The fifteenth cast of Witness for the Prosecution includes Owen Warner in his stage debut as the accused Leonard Vole. 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.

The creative team

The show is directed by Lucy Bailey (Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, And Then There Were None, all UK Tours) and designed by William Dudley, with lighting by Chris Davey, sound design by Mic Pool and casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDG.

The new cast began performances earlier this month. This extension to April 2027 will take this ever-popular production into its 10th year in a running.

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