Agatha Christie
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The Mirror Crack’d – Classic Agatha Christie From The Grange Players
The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side is one of Agatha Christie’s most cherished novels, the story (actually based on fact) of how a chance meeting can have a devastating effect on one person’s life, and lead to serious repercussions for all those in it. It was made into a star studded movie in 1980, and is now showing as an amateur production from The Grange Players. It started a one week run last Thursday and proved that the magic of Agatha Christie is certainly still alive and kicking in the 21st Century. The Plot A slight injury to her ankle caused by a fall means that Miss Marple misses…
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The Seven Dials Mystery On Netflix
The Seven Dials Mystery was one of the first Agatha Christie novels that I ever read. I loved the story, which was clever and witty, and particularly loved the heroine, Lady ‘Bundle’ Brent, who, for me, was a forerunner to the aristocratic heroine of ‘Why didn’t they ask Evans‘ Lady Frankie. I have to admit it is a few years since I read it, so I was full of anticipation for the Netflix brand new adaptation of the story. But, it has to be said that, once again, an adaptation of an Agatha Story has only some semblance to the book. The Cast (spoilers) I love most of the…
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Marple- The Sittaford Mystery
This week has been a big week for Agatha Christie fans. Monday was the 50th anniversary since the death of the Dame, whilst Thursday 15th January sees the premiere of the much anticipated ‘The Seven Dials Mystery‘ on Netflix, starring Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham Carter. Today, it has been announced that the 2000/2010s series of Marple adaptations, originally starring Geraldine McEwen, and later Julia Mackenzie as the octogenarian sleuth, will soon be shown by Netflix. The Sittaford Mystery Marple was an update on the Joan Hickson Miss Marple BBC series. It was a glossy, glamorous series which was beautifully shot and often had all star casts. However, it was…
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Happy Birthday Agatha Christie
Today is the Dame’s birthday. Agatha Christie was born 135 years ago today and her legacy remains as vibrant and relevant as ever. Not only are we waiting for The Seven Dials Mystery to be released on Netflix (hopefully later this year), but there is a new theatre production of Death on the Nile to look forward to. Agatha may have died as long ago as 1976, but the Queen of Crime is, quite literally everywhere. Television The much anticipated adaptation of The Seven Dials Mystery that has been produced by Netflix does not have a release date yet, but is set to start starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin…
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Agatha Christie’s Lost Play
Sometime in the mid 1920’s, long before the heady days of ‘And then there were none‘ and ‘The Mousetrap‘, Agatha Christie wrote her first play. It was called ‘The Lie’, and it was far more in the strain of Mary Westmacott than the Queen of Crime. It was also more than a little autobiographical. In the mid 1920’s, Agatha’s personal life was in disarray. Her marriage to Archie was collapsing, due to his affair with Nancy Neele, the younger woman, who he had bonded with over their shared love of golf. Agatha was desperate to save her marriage to Archie, and this turmoil and heartache is clearly echoed in ‘The…
