THERE will be a treat for all Agatha Christie fans when ‘Murder, Margaret and Me’ by Philip Meeks comes to Kidderminster’s Rose Theatre.
The plays inception began in the early 1960s when two national treasures were the creative force behind one of British cinema’s most successful franchises.
But the Miss Marple movies were almost never made – Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, did not want Margaret Rutherford to bring her fabled spinster to life.
And Rutherford was mortified at the prospect of sullying her reputation with something as sordid as murder.
This play explores the real reason why the acting legend and ‘the funniest woman alive’ did not want to take on the role that made her celebrated across the world.
Margaret and Agatha form an unlikely friendship fueled by tea and gossip.
Meanwhile, Agatha turns detective and is determined to unearth Rutherford’s tragic and shocking secret.
The play runs from Monday, May 12, to Saturday, May 17.
For tickets, visit the Rose Theatre website: rosetheatre.co.uk or call the Box Office on 01562 743745 which is open between 10.30am and 12.30pm each weekday.
