Hayling Island Amateur Dramatic Society presents
Witness for the Prosecution
Fri 17th Oct to Sat 25th Oct 7:30pm, £14 (£12 early bird)
(No performances Sunday to Wednesday)
The classic courtroom drama by Agatha Christie
Directed by Laurie Noble.
This amateur production of “Witness for the Prosecution” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Leonard Vole stands accused of murdering a rich widow. The stakes are high with shocking witness testimony, impassioned outbursts from the dock, and a young man’s fight to escape the hangman’s noose.
Generally regarded as one of Christie’s most accomplished plays, this suspenseful thriller keeps audiences guessing until the very end.
“A good old-fashioned, criminally entertaining Agatha Christie show!” – The Telegraph
“Once more the Christie conjuring trick has come off. Once more we have been led down the garden path. Apart from being a clever puzzle, this is an extremely actable play.” – The Daily Telegraph
“Dame Agatha... managed to write not one, not two, but three of the great stage mysteries: And Then There Were None, Witness for the Prosecution, and The Mousetrap.” – Ira Levin, novelist, playwright
“The play has all the usual advantages of Counsel in conflict, agonised outbreak in the dock, and back-answers from the witness-box. To these are added an ingenious appendix; the jury's verdict is only the beginning of a story that has as many twists as a pigtail.” – Ivor Brown, The Observer
“Christie’s play is easily her most ingenious... The play’s appeal lies not just in its mystery but in its courtroom formality and its reminder that the law itself is a theatrical ritual.” – The Guardian
“Christie’s stories still have the capacity to shock... this Agatha Christie classic still provides twists and gasp-inducing reveals aplenty.” – WhatsOnStage
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