Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand reading of “Agatha Christie”™s ”˜The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”™” on Monday, June 12, at 7 p.m.”¯”¯From the novel by Agatha Christie, this tale of murder and deception gets a new adaptation for the stage by Mark Shanahan, who will also direct. This summer, the Alley Theatre in Houston will stage the play”™s world premiere.
”¯A murder, a mansion, a mysterious cast of suspects ”“ and a puzzle that can only be solved by the great Hercule Poirot and his “little gray cells.” Set in 1926 England, Christie”™s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” has been hailed as “the best whodunnit ever written” and cemented Christie”™s reputation as the “queen of crime.”
”¯“I”™ve loved Agatha Christie”™s ”˜The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”™ since I first read it as a teenager, and adapting it for the stage has been a labor of love,” said Shanahan, Script in Hand curator. “I”™m overjoyed that”¯we have assembled this truly remarkable and celebrated cast of Broadway veterans and playhouse favorites for a night filled with mystery, laughter and a few good thrills. It”™s going to be a killer Script in Hand reading at the playhouse.””¯
The play is recommended for viewers ages 10 and up. Tickets are $25. For more, visit westportplayhouse.org.
