Hercule Poirot's First Case
Adapted by Jon Jory
Based on The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Directed by Tom Massey
Season: 21st May - 2nd Jul 2022
Preview night 20th May
Friday and Saturday nights at 7.30pm
Sunday matinée at 4.30pm
Running Time: 80 mins - no interval
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Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp, and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom?
The brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot makes his unforgettable debut in Jon Jory's dynamic adaptation of Agatha Christie's first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. This new adaptation visits 30 locations in 80 minutes - fast-paced and stylised, this show will be a fun romp as we join Poirot and Hastings on their first adventure together!
Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in a small village in England near the remote country manor of Emily Inglethorp, a friend who assisted him in starting his new life. Poirot's friend, Hastings, arrives as a guest at her home. When Emily is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery of who killed her! Was it her fawning new husband, Alfred; her volatile housekeeper, Dorcas; her companion, Evelyn Howard; or was it Cynthia Murdoch, the pretty nurse who works in a nearby hospital dispensary? Plot twists and red herrings abound in this dynamic and engaging new adaptation of Agatha Christie's first novel.
| Production | |
| Director | Tom Massey |
| Assistant Director | Barry Nielsen |
| Costume Design | Susan Carveth |
| Lighting Design | Mehran Mortezaei |
| Crew | |
| Stage Manager | Meg Girdler |
| Lighting and Sound Operation | May Hnin Alexis Worthing Mary Abraham Sangeeta Tandon |
| Cast | |
| John Cavendish | Paul Adderley |
| Lawrence Cavendish | Patrick Gallagher |
| Hastings | Delmar Terblanche |
| Evie Howard | Ruba El-Kaddoumi |
| Mary Cavendish Dame Agatha Heavyweather | Alice Bendall |
| Emily Inglethorp | Ros Bilbe Denise Kitching |
| Alfred Inglethorp | Frederic Claudel |
| Cynthia Murdoch Annie Mace | Emilia Kriketos |
| Hercule Poirot | Peter Gizariotis |
| Dr. Bauerstein Detective Inspector Japp | Thomas Southwell |
| Dr. Wilkins Phillips | Laura Wallace |
| Dorcas Manning | Meg Girdler |
| Coroner Wells Judge | Emmanuel Said |
An Amateur Production By Arrangement With ORiGiNTM Theatrical On Behalf Of Dramatic Publishing Company Of Woodstock, Illinois