Murder on the Nile

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Murder on the Nile

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 8m

Agatha Christie

A three-act murder mystery set onboard a river cruiser, adapted from Christie’s Death on the Nile.

Image: 2016 Aquila Theatre Production (Richard Termine)

Murder on the Nile

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Mystery/Thriller, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary
Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.
History
Murder on the Nile premiered at Dundee Repertory Theatre under the title Hidden Horizon and later opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End in March 1946.
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
1ST BEADSELLER
2ND BEADSELLER
STEWARD
MISS FFOLIOT-FFOULKES
CHRISTINA GRANT
SMITH
LOUISE
DR. BESSNER
KAY MOSTYN
SIMON MOSTYN
CANON PENNEFATHER
JACQUELINE DE SEVERAC
MCNAUGHT
  • Time Period 1940s/WWII
  • Setting The the observation saloon of the paddle steamer Lotus, cruising on the River Nile.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

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  • Murder on the Nile

    Image: 2016 Aquila Theatre Production (Richard Termine)

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Authors

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and, in many languages, outsold only by the Bible and Shake ...

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