After the Agatha Christie Theatre Company’s most successful UK tour, Witness For The Prosecution makes a return visit to Windsor by popular demand as the centerpiece of our celebration of Agatha Christie’s 120th anniversary year.
Following the successes of The Hollow, The Unexpected Guest, And Then There Were None and Spider’s Web, the Agatha Christie Theatre Company is proud to present the next instalment. After huge stage success the play was filmed by Billy Wilder in 1957, starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton. It won many awards, including nominations for seven Oscars and was the year's Number One Box Office hit, Christie's undisputed masterpiece: Witness For The Prosecution.
Emily French, an elderly woman who recently left her considerable estate to the charming young Leonard, is found dead. Murdered. Though he protests his innocence, Leonard quickly becomes the prime suspect. His plea hinges on his wife’s testimony, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious woman, bearing an unexpected clue. Will the truth be revealed in time or will Leonard be declared guilty at the hands of the Witness For The Prosecution?
To read the Maidenhead and Windsor Advertiser's great review of Witness for the Prosecution please follow the below link:
Witness for the Prosecution forms the centrepiece of the Christie 120th Anniversary Celebrations in Windsor. For more information on the special readings, lectures by Christie experts and an Agatha Christie birthday tea please follow the link below.
http://www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk/media/brochures/agatha_christie_festival.pdf
For further information or to book for these events please call our Box Office on 01753 853888