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The Secret Adversary

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Agatha Christie, Sarah Punshon, Johann Hari

adapted by Sarah Punshon & Johann Hari
from Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary

Two friends Tommy and Tuppence meet at a restaurant and as they are trying to dine and dash, they somehow get caught up in a crime that could ruin the country.

The Secret Adversary

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
While making a hasty exit due to a failed dine and dash attempt, Tuppence puts her foot in her mouth and referes to herself coincidentally as Jane Fish, they learn from an Intelligence agent that Jane Fish is actually a missing person who is highly sought after because she held a union treaty between several countries that could spark a new World War. It's up to Tuppence and her friend Tommy to find this woman, find out who is behind the crime before the evil man finds the document first. After splitting up and resolving sections of the crime the culprit turns out to be the Intelligence agent who gave them details to the crime in the first place. The duo save the day and by the end of the play get engaged.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

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Authors

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and, in many languages, outsold only by the Bible and Shake ...

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Author

Sarah Punshon

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Johann Hari

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