agatha christie a murder is announced play

This makes for very easy staging and, although the curtain comes down between scenes to mark the passage of time, the 1950s setting doesn’t change at all, barring some important prop swapping that would leave you none the wiser even if I told you about it. Observing the Classical Unities, all the action takes place in one location and within 24 hours. The lady of the house insists it must be a joke but half the village, including Miss Marple, duly turn up to see what all the fuss is about. It’s a slightly pared-down story with a slightly smaller cast but it’s otherwise exactly what you’d expect.Īn advertisement in the personal column of the local newspaper announces that a murder will occur on Friday 13 th October at 6.30pm at Little Paddocks. So, a straight re-telling is what you get at the Floral’s A Murder is Announced. Which means that the narrative in any production drives itself without need for any trendy reinterpretations or special effects. Starring Sarah Thomas (Last Of The Summer Wine), Barbara Wilshere (The Lakes/The Paradise Club), Tom Butcher (The Bill/Doctors), Karen Drury (Brookside), Lucy Evans (Coronation Street), Tom Gibbons (The Archers) plus a full supporting cast.The great thing about Agatha Christie is that she was so darn prolific, penning some 80 crime novels, that even if you’ve read the book, the chances are that, by the time you see it on stage or screen, you’ve forgotten whodunnit.Īnd you probably won’t work it out either because the plot twists are usually pretty preposterous. Now in it's fifth year of touring, this lavish production has delighted packed audiences across the UK and Ireland and is brought to you by the company and director who produced the critically acclaimed courtroom thriller The Verdict. Enter Miss Marple, who must unravel a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery of the killer. Unable to resist, the group gather at the house at the appointed time, when the lights go out and a gun is fired. The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock. Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd is delighted to present their acclaimed production of a classic Miss Marple mystery.

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Agatha christie a murder is announced play