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Leslie Darbon adapted the novel into a stage play in 1977. It was first presented at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, by Peter Saunders – who brought Christie's The Mousetrap to the stage – and then on 21 September 1977 at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, which at the time he owned.
A Murder is Announced plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
Leslie Darbon is a dramatist who has adapted two Agatha Christie novels for the stage. Her first adaptation of A Murder is Announced opened in 1977, and in 1981 her version of Cards on the Table premiered.
Leslie Darbon is known for Department S (1969), Bergerac (1981) and Moon and Son (1992).
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By Agatha Christie Adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon An announcement in the local paper states the time and place of an imminent murder. When an unknown visitor to Miss Blacklock's Victorian home dies under the prescribed circumstances, Miss Marple turns up to solve the case.
A classic Agatha Christie puzzle with a script By Leslie Darbon Adapted “A Murder is Announced” was full of twists and turns, hidden identities, mixed motives, and relentless pursuit of justice. See photos on our Facebook page.
A Murder Is Announced at The Heights Players. by Leslie Darbon. Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. Directed by: Elizabeth Bove. Buy Tickets. March 1st - 10th. About The Show. Miss Marple must solve a murder that is published before it happens.
