Best-selling thriller The Girl on the Train, which became a movie, is going to be performed at the Apollo Theatre as a play.

The adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ book is bound to be popular and tickets are on sale (book online at www.apollo-theatre.org.uk or ring the box office on 01983
210010).

The play follows Rachel, a young woman unsatisfied with her job and reeling after a breakup, who finds solace imagining the lives of a couple she sees each day from the window of her train commute.

But when the woman she’s been watching disappears, Rachel wonders if she could be the key to finding her.

When the Apollo Theatre Players took on the play, they advertised for actors to audition - something they haven't done before, in a bid to find new members.

The decision led to three new members joining - two of whom had never performed for the Apollo before and one who returned after a few years away.

Director Helen Reading said: "It is always good to see new faces on stage, as well as some familiar well-seasoned ones!

"I am always hoping to see new actors and I love teaching skills to those who are inexperienced, watching them grow and develop throughout the process.

"I was given that opportunity back in the 90s in my first production. Hilary Foister, the director, taught me so much and gave me a lifeline, so it is only fair to pass it on!"

See The Girl on the Train from September 6 to September 14 (not Sunday or Monday).