Wednesday, 18 January 2017

The International Agatha Christie Festival 2017

The International Agatha Christie Festival 2017
2017 DATES: 13TH-17TH SEPTEMBER
A short festival this year, Wednesday to Sunday.
The festival website released some indication of what will be happening during the festival on 27 May. At the moment there are only indications of two ticket prices one of £90 and the other at £120, however, what the ticket will include is very sketchy. It's a case of wait and see.

Any tourism operators that normally provide supporting events alongside the festival are of course allowed to continue promoting these for September 2017, but these events are not part of the International Agatha Christie Festival programme.

The official days are: Wednesday 13th September to Sunday 17th September, however, there are other activities going on during the week.

Friday 8th September
Wallingford Museum event: Activity to be confirmed
Saturday 9th September 
Wallingford Museum event: Activity to be confirmed
Sunday 10th September
·         Wallingford Museum event: Activity to be confirmed
Monday 11th September
·         Palace Theatre, Paignton: And Then There Were None 7.30 pm £12.00
     TOADS Theatre Company: The Hollow 7.30 pm £12.50
Tuesday 12th September
·         Palace Theatre, Paignton: And Then There Were None 7.30 pm £12.00
TOADS Theatre Company: The Hollow 7.30 pm £12.50
Wednesday 13th September
·         Palace Theatre, Paignton: And Then There Were None 7.30 pm £12.00
     TOADS Theatre Company: The Hollow 7.30 pm £12.50
     Torquay Museum: John Curran Mystery Film Night - three films.
Thursday 14th September
·         Palace Theatre, Paignton: And Then There Were None 7.30 pm £12.00
     TOADS Theatre Company: The Hollow 7.30 pm £12.50
     Torquay Museum: John Curran Mystery Film Night - three films
     The Grand Hotel, Torquay: Murder Mystery Night, 7.00 pm £34.00
Friday 15th September
Churston Court Hotel: Murder Mystery – Three course meal and wine £45
TOADS Theatre Company: The Hollow 7.30 pm £12.50
·         Saturday 16th September
TOADS Theatre Company: The Hollow 7.30 pm £12.50
Babbacome Cliff Railway: Murder in Company. Interactive murder mystery on the beach.
Greenway 1950s Garden Fete: in the grounds, 11.00 - 15.00 - no cost, but normal NT entrance fee applies
Sunday 17th September
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Contact details:
http://toadslittletheatre.co.uk/ The Little Theatre St Marks Road, Meadfoot, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 2EL. Tel. 01803 299330
http://www.burghisland.com/ Burgh Island, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, TQ7 4BG.Tel. 01548 810514
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay/ Torbay Rd, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5EZ. Tel. 0844 871 3023
http://www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/ Palace Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3HF. Tel: 01803 665800
http://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk/ three-course dinner and of course the intrigue of the Candlelight Theatre Company.
http://www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk/agatha-christie-weekend.htm/ Flint House, 52 High Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0DB
http://www.torquaymuseum.org/homepage 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1HG. Tel. 01803 293975
http://www.torre-abbey.org.uk/visit The King’s Drive, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5JE. Tel: 01803 293 593
http://www.babbacombecliffrailway.co.uk/ Babbacome Down Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3LF


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You can contact the programme organisers: The International Agatha Christie Festival, The Grand Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay, TQ2 6NT
The Board of Agatha Christie Ltd with representatives Mathew Prichard and Frances Hughes are joined by representatives of HarperCollins publishers, the English Riviera Tourism CompanyFrancis Clark accountants, and Wollen Michelmore solicitors.  


My Recent reading 2017

My Recent Reading: 36 in 2017
Date
Book Title
Author
Notes / Rating
18 December
Inferno
Dan Brown
5 starts
16 December
Murder Games
James Patterson
3 stars
7 December
The Last Praetorian
Mike Smith
3 stars
27 November
Sleigh Rides & Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair
Heidi Swain
4 stars
20 November
Night School
Lee Child
5 stars
8 November
Die of Shame
Mark Billingham
3 stars
22 October 2017
Cranberry Bluff
Deborah Garner
3 stars
16 October 2017
Kill the Father
Sandrone Dazieri
3 stars
12 October 2017
The Murder Bag
Tony Parsons
4 stars
9 October 2017
Origin
Dan Brown
5 starts
18 September 2017
I am missing
Tim Weaver
3 stars
11 September 2017
Date with Death
Julia Chapman
3 stars
1 September 2017
Ice Blue
Emma Jameson
3 stars
25 August 2017
Conclave
Robert Harris
5 stars
21 August 2017
A Caribbean Mystery
Agatha Christie
4 stars
15 August 2017
When the Music’s Over
Peter Robinson
4 stars
7 August 2017
The Caller
Chris Carter
4 stars
31 July 2017
The Whistler
John Grisham
4 stars
24 July 2017
Personal
Lee Child
5 stars
11 July 2017
Gone Tomorrow
Lee Child
5 stars
3 July 2017
This was a Man
Jeffrey Archer
5 stars
26 June 2017
At Bertram’s Hotel
Agatha Christie
5 stars
6 June 2017
The Seven Sisters
Lucinda Riley
4 stars
25 May 2017
The Emperor’s Revenge
Clive Cussler
4 stars
15 May 2017
The Affair
Lee Child
5 stars
11 April 2017
The Storm Sister
Lucinda Riley
5 stars
1 April 2017
The Shadow Sister
Lucinda Riley
5 stars
20 March 2017
The Breaking Light
Heather Hanson
3 stars
15 March 2017
A Murder is Announced
Agatha Christie
5 stars
9 March 2017
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm
Gil North
2 stars
27 February 2017
Crisis
Frank Gardner
3 stars
13 February 2017
The GCHQ Puzzle Book
Robert Hannigan
5 stars
23 January 2017
The Moving Finger
Agatha Christie
3 stars
16 January 2017
Death of an Airman
Christopher St John Sprigg
3 stars
7 January 2017
The Winter Over
Matthew Iden
5 stars
2 January 2017
The City and The City
China MiƩville
4 stars