Caxton Theatre

-Roles-

RACHEL WATSON
F – 30s/40s - a barely functional alcoholic. Her life has never been the same since her ex-
husband, Tom, left her for anther woman. She awakes one day with a bleeding cut
to her head, no memory of what has happened and the news that a woman she has
been ‘stalking’ has gone missing.

TOM WATSON
M – 30s/40s - the ex-husband is frustrated that his ex-wife still finds a way to be involved in his
life. He still worries about her but he doesn’t want her to be around. His priority is
his current family – Anna and his daughter, Evie – will he protect this life at all costs?

ANNA WATSON
F – 30s - the current wife of Tom. She was ‘the other woman’ but she soon won her man,
however she is still frustrated that the ex-wife still manages to find a way in to their
lives. She is scared of Rachel but tries not to show it.

MEGAN HIPWELL
F – 20s/30s - Megan has gone missing, and no one knows where she is. Megan has been living
her new life with husband Scott, but still punishes herself with memories of her
previous life – the days of being a ‘wild child’. She soon goes missing after Scott finds
out a secret. What has happened?

SCOTT HIPWELL
M – 30s - Attractive gentleman, successful and husband of Megan. He loves her very much
but when a secret comes out, his anger comes out and his wife very soon goes
missing? What happened? Does he feel relieved or guilty?
Dr KAMAL ABDIC (might be renamed something like KARL ANDREWS)
M – 30-50s - Megan’s therapist. He is the only person to truly know Megan’s backstory and the
suffering she has endured for years, but when the police come to ask questions
about her disappearance, does he tell them everything he knows or does he have
secrets of his own.

D.I. GASKELL
M/F – 30-50s - Police Detective Inspector who is charge of the missing person case of Megan
Hipwell. He takes no nonsense and just wants to solve the case – as part of the
investigation he is intrigued when one name keeps coming up over and over again –
RACHEL WATSON. Does she know something?

When Rachel Watson wakes up with blood to her head, no memory of what has happened and
police officer knocking at her door, she becomes entangled in the mysterious disappearance of
Megan Hipwell.
Rachels’ life unravels before our eyes as she obsesses with a seemingly perfect couple who she
glimpses from the train window every day. When the wife, Megan, goes missing Rachel finds herself
caught in a web of secrets, lies and danger.
This psychological drama is full of suspense and is based on the best-selling 2015 novel by Paula
Hawkins. Experience the twists and turns are Rachel’s blurred memories become key to solving the
mystery of the missing woman. Can she trust her own recollections? Is she a witness or a suspect?