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Talk or Lecture
Torquay
Dust off the pages of Agatha Christie’s Golden Age novels to uncover quips and references that have faded over the last one hundred years. Kate Gingold called on an amazing range of experts to throw light on obscure phrases from the 1920s novels for…
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The Kings Drive, Torquay
Dr John Curran investigates the Great Detective characters in whose style Tommy and Tuppence solve their cases in Partners in Crime. Were they all Great Detectives? How well did Agatha Christie capture their styles? And why have some survived and…
Talk or Lecture
Torquay
Join David Morris, author and editor of Collecting Christie, as he shares fascinating insights into the iconic dust jacket artwork that adorned Agatha Christie’s British and American first editions. The talk will provide surprising information about…
Poetry & Literature
Torquay
Responding to your feedback from last year’s festival, we are delighted to be introducing mini-busses to Agatha Christie’s former holiday home at Greenway for the first time. Picking up from outside of the Pavilion in Torquay at 10am, they will take…
Talk or Lecture
The Kings Drive, Torquay
What did jewels mean to Hercule Poirot? Did Miss Marple have a favourite brooch? Agatha Christie mentions jewels throughout her novels, but do they have any special historical significance?
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan will discuss the various mentions…
Murder Mystery
Torquay
Lady Lettice Lovage is the world's leading romantic novelist, known for having a colourful private life of her own – she has had many secret affairs with top political and business dignitaries. The international blackmailer known only as The King of…
Literature
Torquay
To coincide with the launch of her memoir, Getting Away with Murder: My Unexpected Life on Page, Stage and Screen, we are delighted to be opening the Agatha Christie Literary Festival with the legend that is Lynda La Plante.
Lynda La Plante is a…
Murder Mystery
Paignton
Amateur sleuths are invited to join us for a unique murder mystery experience aboard the very train that Poirot rode in both the ABC Murders and Dead Man’s Folly.
Following a drinks reception on the station at Paignton, the Dartmouth Steam Railway…
Murder Mystery
Torquay
Join us for a unique dog walking murder mystery, courtesy of Moonstone Theatre Company. Due to the popularity of last year's event, they have devised a brand new mystery, so experienced dog-tective friends can partner up with any new rookies!
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