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Desert Stages Theatre (DST) announces the opening of the adult show, “Murder on the Nile” on Friday, January 10 in the Actor’s Cafe at Scottsdale Fashion Square. “Murder on the Nile” is a 1944 murder mystery play by crime writer Agatha Christie, based on her 1937 novel “Death on the Nile.”

This mystery play portrays Kay Ridgeway, who has led a charmed life blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, as she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. A multitude of memorable passengers are all under scrutiny, and all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.

“Murder on the Nile” saw a brief Broadway run at the Plymouth Theatre in New York in 1946 where it ran for twelve performances. In 1978 Christie’s novel “Death on the Nile” was adapted into a movie of the same name directed by John Guillermin and starring Peter Ustinov. The film won an Oscar in 1979 for Best Costume Design as well as a Golden Globe nomination in England for Best Foreign Film.

This Desert Stages Theatre production is being directed by Mark-Alan C. Clemente who has successfully directed several DST shows including a sold out extended run of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” and the critically acclaimed Neil Simon's “Lost In Yonkers.”

Performances will run from January 10 to February 23, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

To purchase tickets to the shows, visit DesertStages.org or call the box office at 480.483.1664.