Agatha Christie

Having heard rave reviews of The Mousetrap from my friends and peers, I was ecstatic to see the show for myself. Oddly, knowing extremely little about the longest running show in the world, I went into Agatha Christie’s most famous – though not her greatest – whodunit with high...

With plenty of energy to keep you on their toes, this comedy duo didn’t fail to keep a smile on their audience’s faces from start to finish. The “hysterical blend of music, mayhem and murder” of a musical follows two actors who play 13 characters between the two of them,...

Devon, home of lovely beaches and dramatic moorland, is often considered a summer holiday destination. But my Totnesian pal and I (plus his cute little pug) decided to make the most of Devon in September, and see what the ‘English Riviera’ had to offer beyond its sandy shores.  We...

Murder on the Orient Express is a film that does what it says on the tin: it is about a murder on a train. However, there is much more to this mystery than meets the eye. Twentieth Century Fox certainly didn’t scrimp on the budget, with a star studded cast...

As Hollywood continues to unravel in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, this awards season will certainly have an air of the paradoxical about it. Nevertheless, there’s an interesting bunch lined up this month. After Wonder Woman had her superb outing earlier this summer, Warner Bros. executives will...

Agatha Christie’s timeless mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, has been brought back to the big screen by director Kenneth Branagh in a new film adaptation. The release of the film’s new trailer has certainly presented a thrilling first impression.  From the trailer, Branagh sets the suspense of the...

After the success of last year’s adaptation of And Then There Were None, this time the BBC has taken on another of Agatha Christie’s impressive murder mysteries, and created a stunning television two-parter. Beware spoilers. The story follows the trial of Leonard Vole (Billy Howle) for the murder of...