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Towards Zero (play)

Towards Zero
Written byAgatha Christie
Gerald Verner
Date premiered6 August 1956
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Nottingham
Original languageEnglish
GenreThriller
SettingLady Tressian's house, Cornwall

Towards Zero is a 1956 thriller play by Agatha Christie and Gerald Verner and based on Christie's 1944 novel Towards Zero.[1] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham before transferring to the St James's Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 205 performances between 4 September 1956 and 2 March 1957.[2] The London cast featured George Baker, Cyril Raymond, Frederick Leister, William Kendall, Max Brimmell, Michael Nightingale and Gillian Lind.[3] The play features Superintendent Battle one of Christie's recurring characters. Reviews were favourable.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kabatchnik p.207
  2. ^ Wearing p.450
  3. ^ Wearing p.450
  4. ^ Kabatchnik p.207

Bibliography

  • Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2011.
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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