When I was young, I was a huge Agatha Christie fan and had read virtually all of her books.  I would imagine that ‘A Murder Is Announced’ was one of them, but fortunately, after all this time, I had completely forgotten the plot and ending!  Without giving any spoilers, Agatha Christie provides her usual twist at the end that you would not have seen coming.  I certainly didn’t guess ‘whodunnit’! This production of ‘A Murder is Announced ‘ is…

A new adaptation of the much-loved film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave, ranked one of the Best British Films ever. Socialite Iris is travelling home to England on the train when an accident introduces her to the mild-mannered Miss Froy.  After her travelling companion suddenly disappears, Iris is perplexed to find that all the other passengers deny ever having seen her. With the help of urbane musician Max she turns detective and together they…