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Verdict

93

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Agatha Christie

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Plot94
Characters92
Writing96
Pacing92
Originality93
Impact93
Category averages — Plot 94, Characters 92, Writing 96, Pacing 92, Originality 93, Impact 93Plot 94Characters 92Writing 96Pacing 92Originality 93Impact 93

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Verdict is a 1958 play by British mystery writer Agatha Christie. It is unusual for Agatha Christie plays in more than one way: for example, it is an original play, not based on a story or novel; and though there is a murder in the story, it is a melodrama more than a typical 'whodunnit' mystery as the murder takes place on stage. It was first produced by Peter Saunders and directed by Charles Hickman, with decor by Joan Jefferson Farjeon. The play premiered at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton on 25 February 1958, before moving to the Strand Theatre, London on 22 May 1958. It ran for 250 performances. In 1987 the play ran in the Arena Players Main Stage Theater in East Farmingdale, New York, and in May 2009 it premiered with an international cast in Luxembourg's Abbaye de Neumunster.

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