Spider's Web
From: Monday, 29th June 2009
To: Saturday, 4 July 2009
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Synopsis
Opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on 13 December 1954. A thriller set amongst the splendour of the rich and glamorous. Society hostess Clarissa Hailsham-Brown's drawing room is not usually the scene of murder, but when Oliver Costello's dead body is discovered her guests' bridge evening is rudely disrupted. Arriving on the scene Inspector Lord makes several devastating discoveries.
Our Review:
Simon Tavener - 30 June 2009
There is clearly a large market for Agatha Christie and her works. On a sweltering evening here in Oxford, the Playhouse was filled with people eager to see the latest tour by The Agatha Christie Theatre Company – Spider’s Web. From the warm applause at the end of the evening, the vast majority of the audience went away happy with the experience.
Why, then, am I left feeling somewhat underwhelmed by the evening?
Christie is known for the strength of her plotting rather than the depth of her characterisation. Outside of her main detectives, her works seem to be peopled by rather two-dimensional archetypes rather than living, breathing participants. Within the confines of the Golden Age of crime fiction, this works just fine. However when her plotting is not at its best, the characterisation is often insufficient to sustain interest for long.
I fear that Dame Agatha was not at her best when she constructed the plot for Spider’s Web. It feels ...
Creative
Agatha Christie (Author)
Bill Kenwright (by special arrangement with Agatha Christie Ltd) (Producer)
Agatha Christie Theatre Company (Company)
Joe Harmston (Director)
Simon Scullion (Design)
Mark Howlett (Lighting)
Ian Horrocks Taylor (Sound)
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