Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming UK & Ireland tour of Double Indemnity starring Mischa Barton.
The Double Indemnity tour opens at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre on 5 February 2026, and then visiting Nottingham, Crewe, Richmond, Brighton, Dublin, Southend, Wycombe, Liverpool, Bromley, Manchester, and Cardiff. See all dates here.
The play is also running at Richmond Theatre in London from 3 to 7 March 2026.
Already announced in the cast is screen star Mischa Barton (The O.C.), who is making her UK & Ireland stage debut as Phyllis Nirdlinger.
She will be joined by Ciarán Owens as Walter Huff; Martin Marquez as Keyes; Gillian Saker as Nettie, Waitress, Usher & understudy Phyllis; Joseph Langdon as Mr. Norton, Nino & Joe Pete; Oliver Ryan as Mr. Nirdlinger, Jack Christholf, & Jackson; and Sophia Roberts as Lola Nirdlinger.
Ensemble members include Simon Victor (Understudy for Keyes, Mr. Nirdlinger, Jack Christholf & Jackson); Estelle Cousins (Understudy for Lola, Nettie, the Waitress & the Usher); and Patrick Fleming (Understudy for Walter Huff, Mr. Norton, Nino & Joe Pete).
This new stage production of James M. Cain’s classic noir has been adapted for the stage by Tom Holloway, and directed by Oscar Toeman.
James M. Cain’s novel was famously turned into a classic film noir by Billy Wilder, starring Barbara Stanwyck as Phyllis.
Double Indemnity is a darkly compelling tale of murder, deceit, and desire that is widely considered one of the great crime novels of the 20th century.
Set in LA during the 1930s, the story follows Walter Huff, a sharp-eyed insurance salesman who has built his career spotting scams. But when he meets the dangerously seductive Phyllis Nirdlinger (Mischa Barton) to discuss her husband’s life insurance policy, he is drawn into a web of lust, greed, and betrayal.
Together, they plot the perfect crime: murder the husband, cash in the policy, and vanish into the Californian sunset. But passion clouds judgment and guilt corrodes even the most perfect of plans. As their conspiracy unravels and mistrust festers, Walter and Phyllis find themselves battling not only the law, but each other.
The wider creative team includes set and costume design by Ti Green, lighting design by Josh Gadsby, sound design and composition by Dan Balfour, additional composition by Zak Gavi, WHAM (Wig, hair and make-up design) by Jess & Jo of JJ Wigs, and Movement Director Chi-San Howard.
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