Executive and Artistic Director, Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director, Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, the gripping thriller Murder on the Nile by Agatha Christie. This tale of mystery and suspense is directed by Oil Lamp's Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and will be performed from September 26th through November 10th 2019 at 1723 Glenview Road in Glenview.
Ten Times Table, written by multi-award-winning writer Alan Ayckbourn, will embark on a nationwide tour opening at the Theatre Royal Windsor on 8 October 2019. Ten Times Table is the inaugural production of The Classic Comedy Theatre Company, produced by Bill Kenwright and his team behind The Agatha Christie, The Classic Thriller and The Classic Screen To Stage theatre companies. Between them, these companies have enjoyed over 15 years of theatrical success across the UK.
Thriller and crime drama fans alike are encouraged to mark their calendars to visit Lebanon Community Theatre this month for a presentation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Based on Christie's novel of the same name, the play tells the chilling tale of ten strangers, apparently with little in common, who are lured to a vacation on an isolated island. The tides soon turn when the guests begin dying one by one. Is there someone else on the island? Is the killer among them? Who, if anyone, will survive?
Judson Theatre Company has announced that Tony Award nominee Alan Campbell will headline their November production of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution. Performances begin Thursday, November 21 and run through Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Owens Auditorium at the newly renovated Bradshaw Performing Arts Center (3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374).
Martin Shaw, one of the UK's best loved stars returns to the stage in a new production of Patrick Hamilton's classic psychological thriller Gaslight, in the role of retired Detective Rough.
Whether you know 'whodunnit' or not, you're bound to enjoy this rollicking MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS adapted by Ken Ludwig at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Fans of Agatha Christie, or murder mysteries in general, will find plenty of false identities, red herrings and over-the-top suspense to keep them guessing till the infamous mustached detective Hercule Poirot (a pitch-perfect Steven Rattazzi) inevitably solves the crime.
The first program created by the Ogunquit Playhouse, as part of the Tramuto Foundation and Ogunquit Playhouse Human Rights Partnership, took place on Thursday, August 22nd at the legendary theater. Thanks to the $300,000 endowment awarded by the Tramuto Foundation, which will generate income each year for new projects, Ogunquit Playhouse joined forces with the Wells Ogunquit Senior Center at Moody and the Silver Sneakers group from the Institute for Integrative Aging at St. Joseph's College and offered deeply discounted tickets to the matinee of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Social isolation is a growing concern among aging adults, and because of physical disabilities or cultural circumstances many are unable to attend theatre performances. This event was part of the ongoing effort to help alleviate senior loneliness and eliminate barriers that prevent senior citizens from participating in the performing arts.
“The Hollow” is another thriller in our continuing series of Agatha Christie mysteries. The show opens September 6, 2019 and runs thru September 29 at the Granite Theatre. Producer/Artistic Director for the theatre is David Jepson.
Drury Lane announces the return engagement of the Queen of Chicago Cabaret, Denise Tomasello, with her cabaret Holding Court at Drury Lane's Holding Court: Reflections on a Life of Cabaret will run for two performances: Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 at 7:30pm,
While it might seem sacrilegious to host a non-musical at the famed Ogunquit Playhouse, modern day audiences should know that the early years of the theater hosted a slew of non-musical productions. In fact, it was many years ago that I saw a production of Love Letters and an adaptation of Dracula.
It's the late 1950s and like every year, family and friends gather at Lady Tressilian's summer house in Cornwall. Tragedy hits and a murder is committed in Christie's deliciously dramatic fashion. Brian Blessed therefore concludes his Agatha Christie quartet at The Mill at Sonning with Towards Zero, the author's last installment of her Superintendent Battle series and what's regarded as one of her finest stories.
On September 20th, TheatreWorks New Milford will open Agatha Christie's theatrical masterpiece, Witness for the Prosecution.
The play, by Agatha Christie and Gerald Verner, premiered in the West End at the St. James's Theatre in September, 1956. Her novels have sold more than 2 billion copies around the world, and she is only outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare.
The Little Theatre of Manchester (LTM) announced its 2020 season today, which marks the organization's 60th year of producing theatre.
Tickets are officially on sale for Hale Centre Theatre's new 2020 Season of Shows to be performed in the Mountain America Performing Arts Centre in Sandy. Season tickets and individual show tickets are now available for purchase for the season that will take patrons on a journey from an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, to Cherry Tree Lane in London, to the jungles of Africa and to Sun Studio in Memphis. Tickets are sure to sell out for this season full of regional and U.S. premieres!
What happens when you mix Agatha Christie, dueling pianos, and a Broadway-quality stage production? No, it's not the next big show coming to Vegas - it's Murder for Two at Gretna Theatre.
A group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm - one of whom is a murderer! Suspects include the newly-married couple who run the house; the spinster with a curious past; the architect who would be chef; a retired Army major; a late arrival who claims his car overturned in a drift; and one particular guest who makes life miserable for everyone.
David Suchet will be making his eagerly-awaited return to Australian stages in POIROT AND MORE: A RETROSPECTIVE in early 2020. The tour will travel across the country in January and February allowing audiences in Perth, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Newcastle and Adelaide to experience this rare opportunity with one of the world's most celebrated and fascinating actors of our time.
'Mrs. Christie' by Heidi Armbruster runs August 1 - 17 at the Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, VT 05251 $48-$58. For tickets or information, call (802) 867-2223 ext. 101, or visit www.dorsettheatrefestival.org.
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