And Then There Were None
Would-be detectives, riddle me this: do you think you can guess which novel penned by British crime writer extraordinaire Agatha Christie is her best seller?
If you’re thinking of a tale featuring Miss Marple or Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, then you might need to revisit your list of clues. In fact, of all 66 novels attributed to Christie, her most popular mystery is actually And Then There Were None. (And trust us, do not look up the original title.)
It’s one of only a handful of Christie’s novels that features no recurring characters – and that’s probably because there aren’t many left standing after a group of ten perfect strangers are summoned to a mysterious, storm-lashed island and promptly accused of murder most horrid. As gripping a whodunnit as it’s possible to be, the tightly-plotted head-scratcher has long captivated readers the world over. Unsurprisingly, it’s been adapted oodles of times, including multiple films, radio and TV shows, including being spoofed on Family Guy.
Well, hold on to your alibis, because the producers of the recent huge national tour of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap are bringing a brand-new production of And Then There Were None to Sydney’s Theatre Royal, following its premiere season in Melbourne.
Stage and screen luminary Robyn Nevin is back in the director’s chair, with a stacked cast featuring Mia Morrissey (Deadloch), Nicholas Hammond (The Sound of Music), Tom Stokes (Death of a Salesman), Jack Bannister (The Mousetrap), Eden...