Book Club

Christie's Plays

Agatha Christie wrote over a dozen plays, the most famous of which is The Mousetrap - the longest running play in the world. Here you can discuss each play in detail.

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Witness for the Prosecution (play)

Moderator1 21 Sep 09 at 9:05 a.m. GMT

Leonard Vole is adamant he did not murder Emily French and his wife Romaine supports his alibi.  So, it should be an easy case for Sir Wilfrid Robarts to defend.  But the twists and turns come thick and fast and the denouement really is astonishing.Written with the confidence of someone who already had a stage history to be proud of you might think that the author was someone who spent much of their time in court rooms rather than at home with a typewriter.  Christie considered this her most successful stage work and reading it it’s not hard to see why.  Do you agree that it’s her best stage work?

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akankshaluvsbooks 11 Jan 11 at 10:13 a.m. GMT

this play almost qualifies as a tragedy and one that shows the betrayal of a husband to his devoted wife in a gory and cruel way. Romaine gave up her freedom and life to her husband who is a total good-for -nothing loafer and i specially liked the way the play ended . It is one of the most ingenious ending that i have ever seen in a play.

agathachristiesbiggestfan 29 Jul 10 at 10:15 p.m. GMT

This is the first play I saw and it has certainly made me want to go and see more. It was great, I saw it last year when I was 12.