Agatha Christie classic to hit the stage at popular community theatre
A classic from the Queen of Crime will be staged this month.
Agatha Christie’s murder mystery play A Murder Is Announced and her amateur sleuth Miss Marple are bringing intrigue to the stage this September.
It tells the story of an announcement in the local paper, which states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house.
The victim is not one of the house’s occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor.
What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death and a determined inspector grimly following the case’s twists and turns.
Fortunately, Miss Marple is on hand to provide the solution – at some risk to herself – in a dramatic final confrontation.
The play will be staged by Dryburn Theatrical Workshop at Park View Theatre, Chester-le-Street from September 10-12.
Lee Passmoor, Chairman of Dryburn Theatrical Workshop, said, “We’re delighted to be able to perform ‘A Murder Is Announced’, based on Agatha Christie’s classic novel, a fun whodunit with an ingenious plot, suspense and mixture of fascinating characters, offering a great evening’s entertainment.”
Performances run from Thursday, September 10 to Saturday, September 12, starting at 7.15pm at the Park View Theatre in Chester-le-Street, DH3 3QA. All tickets are priced £12, with reductions available on block bookings.
Tickets can be booked at www.ticketsource.co.uk/dryburntheatricalworkshop