Death on the Nile – Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

Death on the Nile – Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

It’s mysterious that when Agatha Christie decided to adapt her novel “Death on the Nile” for stage she was so tired of Hercule Poirot, who, of course, so ably solved the murder in the book, she cut him out. “Death on the Nile” without Hercules Parrot as Maggie Smith misnames him in the movie? Yes, she re-wrote the novel as “Murder on the Nile” and instead of a Belgian she substituted an Archdeacon. Clear? I won’t muddy the waters of the Egyptian…

Death on the Nile - The Alexandra, Birmingham

Writer: Agatha Christie Adaptor: Ken Ludwig Director: Lucy Bailey It’s a classic whodunnit setup: a small number of people are aboard the Karnak, a Nile paddle steamer, when one of their number is murdered in her bed; the murderer must be one of their number, but everyone has an alibi. Agatha Christie wrote the book [...] The post Death on the Nile – The Alexandra, Birmingham appeared first on The Reviews Hub.