Leah D. Frank, New York Times. The play was adapted by Agatha Christie from her novel of the same title, The Hollow. The play opened at the Fortune Theatre in the West End in , produced by Peter Saunders. Its success led to Christie giving Saunders the script of The Mousetrap. First published as a novel in the US in by Dodd, Mead and Company, The Hollow remains an example of classic Christie: a gathering of guests at a country house is disturbed by a sudden death and luckily Poirot is in attendance. The main players include a downtrodden wife, her successful husband, and the reappearance of an old flame. THE HOLLOW Agatha Christie. Chapter 1 At a.m. on a Friday morning Lucy Angkatell's big blue eyes opened upon another day, and as always, she was at once wide awake and began immediately to deal with the problems conjured up by her incredibly active File Size: 2MB.
The Hollow is full of Agatha Christie's trademark dry humour and with the addition of more fully-rounded characters and a plot that actually shifts focus from the ins and outs of murder to gives us a more human and psychological approach, this has been an excellent way to kick-start my #ReadChristie challenge. The Hollow by Agatha Christie was filmed as part of the ITV feature length episodes and is Season 9 episode 4 starring David Suchet as Poirot. Poirot Season 9 - More Information The Hollow Character List. Agatha Christie, The Hollow. More about this story. First published as a novel in the US in by Dodd, Mead and Company, The Hollow remains an example of classic Christie: a gathering of guests at a country house is disturbed by a sudden death and luckily Poirot is in attendance. The main players include a downtrodden wife, her successful.
In The Hollow — originally published as Murder After Hours — Christie paints the perfect picture of a bullying, narcissistic husband and his co-dependent doormat wife. Dr. John Christow, a research scientist in the midst of a mid-life crisis, takes his anxiety out by hectoring his poor dim-witted but adoring wife Gerda. The Christows head off to a weekend at a country home called The Hollow, owned by Lady Lucy Angkatell. THE HOLLOW Agatha Christie. Chapter 1 At a.m. on a Friday morning Lucy Angkatell's big blue eyes opened upon another day, and as always, she was at once wide. An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame. Dr. Cristow, the Harley Street lothario, is at the center of the trouble when, assembled in one place, we find his dull but devoted wife, Gerda, his mistress and prominent sculptor, Henrietta and his former lover and Hollywood film star, Veronica.
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