Photo Flash: First Look at Samantha Womack and the Cast of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Get a first look below at Samantha Womack starring as Rachel Watson in a new production of The Girl on the Train!

The Girl on the Train is a gripping thriller based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins and the Dreamworks film. The Girl on the Train with Samantha Womack in the central role has just begun a major tour of the UK & Ireland which is currently in Cheltenham and will be in Southampton next week (full tour dates until 13 July 2019 below)

Samantha plays Rachel Watson who 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.

Oliver Farnworth, who is best known for playing Andy Carver in Coronation Street plays Scott with John Dougall as DI Gaskill, Naeem Hayatt as Kamal Abdic, Adam Jackson-Smith as Tom Watson, Lowenna Melrose as Anna Watson, and Kirsty Oswald as Megan Hipwell. They are joined byPhilippa Flynn and Matt Concannon in the ensemble.

Paula Hawkins' novel is an international phenomenon, selling over twenty million copies world-wide. Produced by Simon Friend, Amblin Entertainment and Josh Andrews, The Girl on the Train is adapted by Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel and is directed by Anthony Banks with designs by James Cotterill.

Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan