Strangers on a Train (play) Strangers on a Train (play) Strangers on a Train is a play written by Craig Warner and is based on the 1950 the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. The show made its West End and world premiere at the Gielgud Theatre on 19 November 2013, following previews from 2 November. Strangers on a Train is a thriller written by Craig Warner, based on the 1950 novel "Strangers on a Train" written by Patricia Highsmith. Officially confirmed on 20 September 2013, the play began previews on 2 November 2013, before making its world premiere at the Gielgud Theatre
Phyllis Nagy Royal Court Theatre in January 1998, in a co-production with "The Foundry"; and "The Talented Mr. Ripley", adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith which premiered at the Watford Palace Theatre, in October 1998, and later produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company in February 1999. Her version of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" was produced at Chichester Festival Theatre in the summer of 2003. In 2005, Nagy directed a production of "The Scarlet Letter" at the same venue. Nagy wrote the screenplay for "Carol", an adaption of the 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel "The Price of Salt" (later republished under the title