agatha christie a murder is announced play

Perhaps surprisingly, it was 35-year-old Barbara Mullen who won the part of elderly spinster. Miss Marple made her stage debut in 1949, in a version of The Murder at the Vicarage adapted by Moie Charles and Barbara Toy. Unfortunately, no recording is known to survive. Written in the first person, Christie’s reading of the story in May 1934 therefore saw her performing as Miss Marple.

Christie duly agreed to provide a replacement, and wrote ‘Miss Marple Tells a Story’.

She penned the supernaturally tinged ‘In a Glass Darkly’ for the occasion, but the BBC preferred a more traditional style of mystery. In 1934 the BBC asked Christie to write a story for the radio which she would then read out. The first person to play Miss Marple was none other than the character’s own creator, Agatha Christie. Here are just some of the most famous and notable portrayals of Miss Marple. This enthralling whodunnit is adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon, directed and designed by Michael Lunney.Agatha Christie’s female sleuth has captured crime fiction fans' hearts since her arrival on the page in 1927. 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.

From the company and director who produced the courtroom thriller The Verdict. Now in it’s fifth year of touring, this lavish production has delighted packed audiences across the UK and Ireland. 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. “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October the thirteenth, at little Paddocks – at six-thirty p.m.” 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.

Agatha christie a murder is announced play