Agatha Christie Festival
NEW!!!
Newly-announced event for the festival!
Mathew Prichard presents “The Art of Adapting Agatha Christie”
Most of us, in one form or another, have enjoyed Agatha Christie’s
work, whether in the glory of her books and plays, which of course she
wrote herself, or in some adopted form for film, TV, computer games,
radio and so on.
Adaptation is an art in itself, and Mathew Prichard, Agatha
Christie’s grandson, has assembled a panel of experts to discuss it,
with excerpts from recent (and maybe not so recent) adaptations, which
should stimulate discussion with the audience on the whole subject.
Agatha Christie’s work has had the privilege and the benefit of being
adapted, produced and directed by some of the best talents in the
business and in some ways this evening will be a tribute to their
skills.
6.30pm
Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, Torquay TQ2 5JE
Tickets £7.50 available from Torquay Visitor Information Centre on Torquay Harbourside, or call 0844 474 22 33
The world-famous annual Agatha Christie Festival will once again take place on the stunning English Riviera in South Devon, from
11th-18th September 2011.
Murder mystery returns to the English Riviera with the spectacular
annual celebration of the world’s greatest crime fiction writer, Dame
Agatha Christie and her best known detectives, Miss Marple and Hercule
Poirot. The Agatha Christie Festival is always a huge success and is
expected to draw a large number of amateur sleuths to Devon from all
over the world.
Fans will enjoy exclusive visits to her holiday home at Greenway,
vintage bus rides, murder mystery dinners, tea dances, garden parties
and more, while Agatha Christie’s Verdict comes to the Princess
Theatre, produced by the Agatha Christie Theatre Company. The festival
begins with the now traditional Agatha Christie Fete, on Sunday 11th,
where stall holders will dress in their 1920s/30s finery and where the
day’s entertainment will include live music, magic, Punch and Judy and
dancing. There may even be a certain detective on hand…
Throughout the festival at Paignton Library, there will be a rare
opportunity to view first hand an original manuscript for her book Five Little Pigs, where references to Greenway are recognisable.
And for those that consider themselves amateur sleuths, visits to
Paignton town centre to decipher their window displays, and to
Babbacombe Model Village to identify their murder mystery scenes, are
musts. There is also the chance to win big on The ABC Murders Trail
Competition; celebrating 75 years of The ABC Murders, the
competition will run the length of the festival and participants must
work out the clues and locate the letters for a chance to win a trip on
the Orient Express (terms and conditions apply).
As well as a host of fun, nostalgic and exciting events including
trips to Agatha Christie’s holiday home on the River Dart, visitors can
enjoy the new Agatha Christie Trail based on the 20 special places that inspired her life and works across the English Riviera and South Devon.
Plus, the famous Agatha Christie Mile along
Torquay’s seafront takes people to some of the additional places that
were so special to her in her younger years including: Princess Pier
where she enjoyed roller-skating, Beacon Cove where she was a regular
swimmer and the Victorian Pavilion where she loved to dance.
The festival draws to a close with a special Cream Tea Day at
Cockington Court, Torquay, and the Agatha Christie Swim in aid of Devon
Air Ambulance, taking place at Broadsands Beach.
Check out The Events Listings, which will have the full programme of events, contacts and prices.
