Agatha Christie\u2019s first piece of writing for the stage, initially produced in 1930 and the start of a successful second career for her as a playwright. In her 1977 autobiography she describes it as “a conventional spy thriller … full of cliches\u201d but she also notes that “it was, I think, not at all bad\u201d. Indeed, its format is familiar enough \u2013 scientist\/inventor Sir Claud Amory discovers that someone in his household has stolen the secret formula, the guests are gathered in the library (via a neat and unusual trick) and traps legendary detective Hercule Poirot plus his assistant Captain Hastings arrive to investigate \u2026 but Amory is murdered before they can get started, and Poirot\u2019s little grey cells have to work overtime \u2026<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t know any details of the cast or director, but it is a fun play and should make for a good evening. There are further performances at 7.30pm on 27 and 28 September, with a 2.30pm matinee as well on the Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"