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Murder Mystery
The Kings Drive, Torquay
The idea of the book came to the author when he stayed overnight at a hotel in Aleppo, northern Syria, in the late 1990s – and realized that Agatha Christie had been a regular guest in the hotel, and that the opening scene of Murder on the Orient…
Talk or Lecture
The Kings Drive, Torquay
In September 2023, Christie’s auction house sold the extraordinary library of modern first editions assembled by Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (1941-2021), including a near-complete collection of Agatha Christie first editions. Mark…
Participatory Event
Torquay
Evening Event - Agatha Christie Festival
Venue TBC
Talk or Lecture
Torquay
This year’s closing event will see two huge and entertaining writers in the murder mystery genre chat about their love of Agatha Christie and her influences on their work being interviewed by journalist and literary critic, Jake Kerridge, who has…
Talk or Lecture
The Kings Drive, Torquay
Ever since Miss Jane Marple first appeared in a novel in 1930, British female private eyes have been dubbed ‘Miss Marple’ – from Annette Kerner, owner of the Mayfair Detective Agency, to Zena Scott-Archer, president of the World Association of…
Murder Mystery
Torquay
Join us for a spiffing summer garden party is the heavenly walled gardens at Torre Abbey. Meet the Head Gardener, learn about Agatha Christie’s potent and poisonous plants and her time as a pharmacist in Torquay and join us for afternoon tea – if…
Murder Mystery
Brixham
Perfect partners, Agatha Christie Festival and The Lucky 7 Club present the gala opening of the 2024 Festival - an exciting & eclectic theatre event with vintage vibes; unique Lucky 7 Club styling combined with a drop-dead gorgeous stage show in…
Event
Torquay
Join Raye Green, the author of Agatha Christie’s Doctors, as she investigates the many doctors, nurses and medics in Agatha Christie’s stories. There are around 184 doctors in her novels and they are variously depicted as healers, sleuths, victims,…
Poetry & Literature
Torquay
Responding to your feedback from last year’s festival, we are delighted to be introducing mini-busses to Agatha Christie’s former holiday home at Greenway for the first time. Picking up from outside of the Pavilion in Torquay at 10am, they will take…
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