![]() ![]() Adapted from the book by Leslie Darbon in 1977 the stage version is a slow burner with a complex plot of hidden identities and plenty of exposition without any of the truly great characters of Murder on the Orient Express or any of the thrilling moments of Witness for the Prosecution. ![]() The tour of A Murder is Announced (written as a book by Christie in 1950) which has wound its way around the county visiting over 50 venues before arriving in Woking, started too in 2017 and many of the same cast are still involved. The latest production of Witness for the Prosecution which started in 2017 is a wonderful atmospheric production. ![]() Indeed, both are still in the West End today. She adapted several herself very successfully for the stage including of course both Mousetrap (in 1952) and Witness for the Prosecution (in 1953). Agatha Christie remains the Queen of Crime and her 66 detective novels are still masterful examples of the genre today. ![]()
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