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There’s a Murder Coming to Richmond, and You’re Stuck on the Train

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, PERFORMING ARTS

Virginia Repertory Theatre is kicking off its new season the way any sensible theatre should: with a train, a murder, and a detective who’s just trying to make sense of it all. Murder on the Orient Express is Agatha Christie’s great reminder that people are both awful...

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