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The Kings Drive, Torquay
Dr John Curran investigates the Great Detective characters in whose style Tommy and Tuppence solve their cases in Partners in Crime. Were they all Great Detectives? How well did Agatha Christie capture their styles? And why have some survived and…
Talk or Lecture
Kings Drive, Torquay
Caroline Derry’s talk will explore how Agatha Christie represented lesbians in her post-war novels, and the insights they offer into the criminal justice system’s attitudes to lesbianism.
Several Agatha Christie novels depict lesbian relationships.…
Talk or Lecture
Torquay
Join Brad Friedman, a theatre director and educator from the United States, and the author of the classic crime blog Ah Sweet Mystery, as he discusses Cards on the Table, one of Christie’s most ingenious novels set at an after-dinner bridge…
Murder Mystery
Paignton
The Improvised Murder Mystery - a classic murder mystery created on the spot in this ingenious and hilarious show by Degrees Of Error.
We are delighted to welcome back this hysterical improvised murder mystery show to the Agatha Christie Festival,…
Maritime
Torquay
One of our most popular events returns for 2024.
Join us for a boat trip around the Bay, passing beaches and locations loved by Agatha or featured in her works. Why not dress in your best detective outfits, as there’s sure to be a mystery to solve…
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…
Talk or Lecture
Brixham
You’re invited to join us for a special after-hours event at Greenway, as part of the International Agatha Christie Festival celebrations.
Known as the Queen of Crime, Dame of English Literature and Mrs Mallowan, Agatha’s literary legacy has had a…
Participatory Event
Paignton
We are delighted to announce that the Agatha Christie Sea Swim will be returning for 2024 and that this year's one-mile route will be between Broadsands Beach and Goodrington Sands. Tickets will be going on sale soon.
This unique event celebrates…
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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