MARKING the 125th anniversary of the birth of the queen of the English crime novel, this year’s International #AgathaChristie Festival (September 11-20) has a nine-day programme of events in and around #Torquay, South Devon.
There will be film screenings, talks exploring Christie’s life and times, a professionally led workshop programme for aspiring writers of all ages … plus food, drink, and dancing.
Torre Abbey will be the festival’s hub. The entrance ticket will enable access to the house, gardens, Book Tent, a programme of daily activities, and an exhibition: Agatha Christie … Unfinished Portrait.
Ticketed events will also be held in The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, The Grand Hotel, The Imperial Hotel, the Princess Theatre, the Palace Theatre, The Little Theatre, Torquay Museum, Cockington Court, Greenway (National Trust), Churston Church, and Oddicombe Beach.
Tickets for most of the festival events are available through a dedicated festival online bookings system.
*Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976, aged 85. She wrote: 79 crime novels, 19 plays, 22 short story collections, six romantic novels, and two non-fiction works, including her autobiography.
*Christie’s daughter, Rosalind, gifted Greenway, her mother’s summer residence in South Devon, to the National Trust in 1999.
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