A compelling adaptation is derailed by schlocky finale

Oliver Farnworth and Samantha Womack in The Girl on the Train
Ger Kelly, Ian Lloyd Anderson and Kate Stanley Brennan in Evening Train, a new musical based on the acclaimed album by Mick Flannery

Are you one of the millions of people who have read Paula Hawkins’s 2015 book The Girl on the Train? Or perhaps you have seen the 2017 film version, starring Emily Blunt? If not, you are still probably aware of the cultural influence of Hawkins’s gripping psychological thriller, which spawned a series ...