The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie
The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie
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The Murder on the Links

Author: Agatha Christie, Kate McAll

Narrator: Edita Brychta, Kevin Daniels, Adhir Kalyan, Alfred Molina, Anna Lyse Erikson, Darren Richardson, Joanne Whalley, Jocelyn Towne, Kate McAll, Matthew Wolf, Simon Helberg

Unabridged: 1 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2021


Synopsis

An L.A. Theatre Works commissioned adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie “whodunit.” Adapted from the novel by Kate McAll. In Christie’s clever and beautifully crafted tale, Detective Hercule Poirot receives an urgent letter from Paul Renauld summoning him to France. Upon their arrival, Poirot and his companion, Arthur Hastings, find they are too late. Plus, to complicate things further, certain facts just don’t add up.

Original Music by John Biddle.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in April 2021.

Director: Anna Lyse Erikson
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
Edita Brychta as Madame Renauld and Francoise
Kevin Daniels as Detective Giraud
Anna Lyse Erikson as Leonie
Simon Helberg as Captain Hastings
Adhir Kalyan as Jack Renauld
Alfred Molina as Hercule Poirot
Darren Richardson as Sergeant, Doctor, and others
Jocelyn Towne as Cinderella and Marthe Daubreuil
Joanne Whalley as Madame Daubreuil
Matthew Wolf as Monsieur Hautet

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Prepared for Audio by: Mark Holden
Sound Designers: Andrea Allmond, Charles Carroll
Recording Engineer: Neil Wogensen
Editor and Mixer: Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

About Agatha Christie

What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.

In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.


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