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Towards Zero (Outdoor)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 8m

Agatha Christie's thrilling clifftop murder mystery, set entirely outdoors, is a layered drama of piercing intelligence.

Towards Zero (Outdoor)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
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Summary

When a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of Lady Tressilian, Neville Strange finds himself caught between his old wife, Audrey, and his new flame, Kay. A nail-biting thriller, the play probes the psychology of jealousy in the shadow of a savage and brutal murder. With reflections on suicide, depression and redemption, the play is a layered drama of piercing intelligence. 

A stage version of this story set inside the clifftop house is also available here.

History
Towards Zero premiered in the West End at the St. James's Theatre in September 1956, produced by Peter Saunders, producer of The Mousetrap.
O’DONNELL
THOMAS ROYDE
KAY STRANGE
NEVILLE STRANGE
LADY TRESSILIAN
JANET COLLIER (COLLIE)
MacGREGOR
AUDREY STRANGE
ANGUS McWHIRTER
PETER DA COSTA
INSPECTOR LEACH
SERGEANT HARVEY
DR. WILSON
  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Setting The drawing room at Gull's Point, Lady Tressilian's house in Saltcreek, Cornwall.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“A double parlour game – before guessing the killer's name, we are invited to guess who is going to be killed.” – Kenneth Tynan, The Observer

“Enticing... keeps the audience guessing right until the very end.” – Broadway World

“An evening in which we do not smell a rat until too late.” – The Times

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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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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