Murder at the Theatre Royale: The perfect murder mystery (A Christmas Mystery, 2)

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So begins a wonderfully creative and generally excellent adaptation of an Agatha Christie classic which, OK, yes, has been retold more times than your grandad’s favourite Christmas joke, but this time around benefits from some excellent performances and quite superb stagecraft. Timothy Watson as Ratchett and Henry Goodman as Poirot. Photo: Johan Persson Make your theatre trip extra special and dine in Prelude, a fresh and contemporary space inspired by the building’s art deco heritage. I was intrigued by the title and I love a good murder mystery. I have read all Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle and several authors of the ‘Golden Age Detective Fiction’ of 1920s and 1930s in which this novel is set. However, this novel was very disappointing. She uses peculiar vocabulary, which I think sounds researched as ‘of the era’ but adds nothing to the book. A lot seems overwritten and gets boring to decipher. An example:

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whatsgoodtodo.com is a trading name of Toys and Clothes Limited which is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 04638670 From November 2 to 6, York Opera will present The Magic Flute , Mozart’s magical and last great opera, sung in English with an orchestra. He was taken to prison again after that where he smashed a water jug and proceeded to cut his feet with it to ‘purge away his sins’ whilst claiming he was the ‘Supreme Being’. After some time, he got well again and escaped to Calais, where he then took a boat to Dover, arriving in London in September 1795. Praise for Murder Most Festive) If you're a fan of historical mysteries, then Murder Most Festive should be at the top of your to-read list Cultured VulturesThere’s also the gentle fun of one of Agatha Christie's finest stage plays, Spider's Web, and the classic ‘will he get away with it?’ from Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall. Summer just wouldn't be summer without a classic thriller.” I am sorry that, to me, this reads like an over elaborate creative writing exercise. Or maybe an attempt at parody. I do think some readers will enjoy it. But not for me, disappointingly.

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Murder at the Theatre Royale by Ada Moncrieff | Waterstones

It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery... Littered with literary references, it has some great dialogue and laugh-out-loud one-liners, including my favourite: “There didn’t used to be lesbians in Agatha Christie.” Funny, clever and dark, the play has unexpected twists to keep crime thriller fans happy.What's better than to read A Christmas Mystery novel on the Christmas Eve and get cozy under the blankets with a cup of hot chocolate, 'Murder At The Theatre Royale' by Ada Moncrieff is the perfect book for that. From October 19 to 23, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective story The Hound Of The Baskervilles will be given a humorous overhaul in a Lotte Wakeham production where farce collides with theatrical invention and comic performances. The mystery itself is quite compelling and gains momentum the more you read. All loose ends are tied up in the denouement and, although perhaps not predictable from the evidence given (this is one of those revelations where the detective reveals information that you didn't previously have), the explanation for who committed the murders and how is satisfying and uses a considerable amount of seemingly 'inconsequential' information from earlier on. As with some of the best mysteries, the culprit's motives are understandable and I couldn't help but feel sorry for a person who has been driven to such actions to 'put things right'. It was evident on the first night of All About Murder that a few lines did not come out quite as the actors intended. But this did not detract from the enjoyment of a play which some people may not consider to be a classic but has enough twists and turns to keep audiences engrossed right until the end. Facebook 0 Tweet 0 LinkedIn 0 Let’s stalk: Will York Theatre Royal’s fabled ghost, The Grey Lady, make an appearance during The Haunted Season this autumn?