The thriller that gripped the world is coming to the stage in Southampton, starring Love Island host Laura Whitmore. 

These new production shots are from The Girl on the Train, which visits Mayflower Theatre for a second time from July 22 to 26, following its first sell-out UK tour. 

The gripping play is based on the Paula Hawkins novel, an international phenomenon which sold over twenty million copies worldwide.

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Rachel Watson longs for a different life.

Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

(Image: Mayflower Theatre) Laura Whitmore is an actress, TV presenter and radio broadcaster, best known for her roles hosting Love Island, Celebrity Juice and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now.

She made her West End debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story, and previously appeared in Southampton in Peter James play Not Dead Enough.

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