The International Agatha Christie Festival 2015
Friday 11th September to Saturday 19th September
The festival programme is being organised by Dr Anna Farthing, who co-ordinates the programme for the festival on a part-time basis, out of the Grand Hotel in Torquay. The Board in charge of the Festival comprises of Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie Ltd, Harper Collins, Torbay Council, English Riviera Tourism Company, a Financial Director and a Lawyer. This year's Festival has been tasked to encourage economic growth and tourism in Torbay.
The Theme of the Festival is: Agatha Christie - Life, Literature and Legacy, which would be explored via Creative Writing, Literature, Theatre, Film & Radio, Archive Heritage with a tie-in with the RNIB, Children and Family events, Food and Garden events and a celebration of what would have been Agatha's 125th Birthday.
The full programme can be found on The International Agatha Christie Festival website http://www.agathachristiefestival.com/
There will be a Murder Mystery on the Paignton Steam Railway http://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk/.../murder-mystery... and Burgh Island Hotel at planning to have their usual Agatha Christie lunch. Tuesday 15th September £68
Festival tickets will be available via the Eventbrite the on-line booking system, it's a bit long-winded as you are only able to purchases one event ticket at a time, but straight forward.
The Official Festival Programme (See the official website)
| Date | Day | Activity | Time | Cost |
| Viva! Vibrant images vibrant artists | £ - | |||
| And Then There Was Art | 10.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| 11.09.15 | Friday | Vintage Festival Launch Party | 7.00 - 10.00 | £ 25.00 |
| 12.09.15 | Saturday | Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | £ - | |
| Dan Metcalf and The Lottie Lipton Adventures | 10.00 - 10.45 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Oddicombe Beach - Man Overboard Mystery | 10.00 - 4.00 | £ 2.00 | ||
| John Curran Talk: Christie Through The Decades | 11.00 - 12.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Ali Sparks: Car-Jacked | 11.00 - 12.00 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Bonnie MacBird writes Sherlock Holmes | 12.15 - 1.15 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Lunch and Listen with today's authors | 1.30 - 2.00 | £ - | ||
| Heartbreak Productions presents Mr Stink by David Walliams | 3.00 - 5.00 | £ 12.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| John Curran's Mystery Film Night | 7.30 - 9.30 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 13.09.15 | Sunday | Walk the Agatha Christie Mile: Frank Turner. | 10.00 - 11.00 | |
| Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | £ - | ||
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | ||||
| Vintage Fair | 11.00 - 4.30 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Agatha, Archie & The Grand Hotel | 11.00 - 12.30 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Kate Adie on Agatha & the First World War | 2.30 - 3.30 | £ 15.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Talking Books: A gala Event marking 80 years of service | 7.30 - 9.00 | £ 15.00 | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 14.09.15 | Monday | Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | £ - |
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | ||||
| Walk the Agatha Christie Mile: Frank Turner. | 10.00 - 12.30 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Garden Tour: Dispensing Murder with Ali Marshall the Head Gardener | 10.45 - 11.45 | £ 6.00 | ||
| Sophie Hannah: A Game for all the family | 11.00 - 12.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Kathryn Harkup: A is for Arsenic | 12.15 - 1.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Murder, Margaret & Me | 2.30 - 3.45 | £ 12.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Creative Writing Workshop | 6.00 - 7.00 | £ - | ||
| MP Wright: Marple through music | 5.00 - 6.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 7.30 - 10.00 | £ | ||
| Murder, Margaret & Me | 7.30 - 8.45 | £ 12.00 | ||
| The Hollow, performed by Bijou Theatre Company | 7.30 - 9.30 | £ 12.00 | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 15.09.15 | Tuesday | Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | |
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | £ - | |||
| Workshop for Writers | 10.30 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| Walk the Agatha Christie Mile: Frank Turner. | 10.00 - 12.30 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Agatha Christie: Literary Daughter of South Devon | 11.0 - 12.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| 125th Birthday: Garden Party Luncheon | 12.30 - 3.00 | £ 30.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Agatha Christie and the BBC: Reaching New Audiences | 6.00 - 8.00 | £ 8.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 7.30 - 10.00 | £ | ||
| The Hollow, performed by Bijou Theatre Company | 7.30 - 9.30 | £ 12.00 | ||
| 125th Birthday: Evening Celebration | 9.00 - 10.00 | |||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 16.09.15 | Wednesday | Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | £ - |
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | £ - | |||
| And Then There Were … How Many? | 10.00 - 11.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Walk the Agatha Christie Mile: Frank Turner. | 10.00 - 12.30 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Workshop for Writers | 10.30 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| Crème & Chatiments: The Delicious and Criminal Recipes of Agatha Christie | 11.00 - 1.00 | £ 25.00 | ||
| Garden Tour: Dispensing Murder with Ali Marshall the Head Gardener | 10.45 - 11.45 | £ 6.00 | ||
| Martin Edwards: The Golden Age of Murder | 12.00 - 1.00 | £ 8.00 | ||
| The Imperial Terrace: Afternoon Tea & Jazz | 2.00 - 4.00 | £ 16.95 | ||
| David Brawn: Publishing Christie and Poirot Little Grey Cells | 2.30 - 3.30 | £ 8.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 2.30 - 5.00 | £ 12.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| British Library: Publishing Golden Age Detective Fiction | 5.00 - 6.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Twilight Tours and Readings of Editions | 6.00 - 9.00 | |||
| The Hollow, performed by Bijou Theatre Company | 7.30 - 9.30 | £ 12.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 7.30 - 10.00 | £ | ||
| Nigel Wollen: Wills and Codicils | 7.30 - 9.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 17.09.15 | Thursday | Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | £ - |
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | £ - | |||
| Walk the Agatha Christie Mile: Frank Turner. | 10.00 - 12.30 | £ 5.00 | ||
| And Then There Was Art | 10.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Workshop for Writers | 10.30 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| Garden Tour: Dispensing Murder with Ali Marshall the Head Gardener | 10.45 - 11.45 | £ 6.00 | ||
| Crème & Chatiments: The Delicious and Criminal Recipes of Agatha Christie | 11.00 - 1.00 | £ 25.00 | ||
| Les Petitis Meurtres D'Agatha Christie | 1.00 - 12.30 | £ 7.00 | ||
| Sparkling Tea Dance | 2.30 - 4.30 | £ 15.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Die Abenteuer G.m.b.H (1929): Tommy and Tuppence for the silent screen | 5.00 - 7.00 | |||
| And Then There Were None | 7.30 - 10.00 | £ | ||
| Drama Workshop: Consonants! Speak your Christi Crisply Crispin … | 7.30 - 9.00 | |||
| The Hollow, performed by Bijou Theatre Company | 7.30 - 9.30 | £ 12.00 | ||
| John Curran's Literary Dinner | 8.00 - 10.30 | |||
| Words for Voices | 8.00 - 10.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 18.09.15 | Friday | Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | £ - |
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | £ - | |||
| Walk the Agatha Christie Mile: Frank Turner. | 10.00 - 12.30 | £ 5.00 | ||
| Workshop for Writers | 10.30 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| Garden Tour: Dispensing Murder with Ali Marshall the Head Gardener | 10.45 - 11.45 | £ 6.00 | ||
| Uncovered, The Art of Agatha Christie & Beyond with Tom Adams & John Curran | 11.00 - 12.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Educational Afternoon at Torre Abbey with Dee | 2.00 - 5.00 | £ - | ||
| Julius Green: Curtain Up | 2.30 - 3.30 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Murder Mystery: A Dark Night at the Abbey | 7.00 - 10.00 | £ 50.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 7.30 - 10.00 | £ | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 19.09.15 | Saturday | Reading: Starter at 10 | 10.00 - 10.30 | £ - |
| Dan Metcalf reads The Lottie Lipton Adventures | 10.00 - 12.00 | £ - | ||
| Following in her Footsteps: Meet the Killer Women | 11.00 - 12.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| Bludgeoned with a gun, poisoned with a pen | 2.00 - 3.30 | £ 8.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 2.30 - 5.00 | £ | ||
| Reading: Everything Stops for Tea | 4.00 - 4.30 | £ - | ||
| Britcrime: The world's first free on-line crime fiction festival | 4.30 - 5.30 | £ 10.00 | ||
| The Greenway Ball | 7.00 - 11.00 | £ 115.00 | ||
| Margaret Rutherford Plays Miss Marple In … | 7.30 - 9.00 | £ 10.00 | ||
| And Then There Were None | 7.30 - 10.00 | £ | ||
| Lounging at The Grand | 9.00 - 11.30 | £ - | ||
| 20.09.15 | Sunday | Die Hards Brunch | 11.00 - 1.00 | £ 17.00 |
| Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait - A Life in Photographs | £ - |
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