This is a complicated crime drama, with admission restricted to people aged five and older. We're all set for a show that entertains, amuses and unsettles in the exact way Christie intended. The Arts Desk calls it a delight, confessing to being guilty of a good night out. The Daily Mail calls it “Criminally good” and says “The queen of cunning has been brilliantly served”. It was the HQ of the city's local government for many years, including the infamous GLC, and its unique octagonal chamber and four galleries overlooking it create an incredibly atmospheric setting for the action. Designed by architect Ralph Knott, it was under construction for 11 years before being opened by King George V and Queen Mary in 1922. This is a landmark stage production and London County Hall, on the South Bank, is the perfect venue. well, you'll have to come along and see what happens. Vole's mistress, who only turns up at the end of the play, is about to be arrested for perjury along with Vole, when Romaine grabs a knife and. But circumstances ultimately reveal how Vole did actually kill French. When she dies in suspicious circumstances Vole's wife, Romaine, testifies as a witness for the prosecution, as part of a complex plan to get her husband freed. French wasn't aware he was married, and made him her heir. What's the plot? Leonard Vole is arrested for the murder of Emily French, his wealthy older lover. 1933 saw the tale published in book form for the first time as Witness for the Prosecution, in a collection called The Hound of Death.
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The Witness for the Prosecution began life as a short story called Traitor's Hands, published in a cheap weekly story magazine called Flynn's in 1925. Welcome to Christie’s gripping story of justice, betrayal and passion, Witness for the Prosecution, played out in a remarkable courtroom-like setting that adds extra sizzle to this already sizzling sausage of a murder mystery. Then he looked again at the man opposite him, the man charged with willful murder. Mayherne adjusted his pince-nez and cleared his throat with a little dry-as-dust cough that was wholly typical of him.
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There's nothing quite like the magnificent London County Hall for drama, the ideal venue for an Agatha Christie crime story that has never lost its popularity. Witness for the Prosecution By Agatha Christie.