#111 ARTSNATIONAL Gold Coast
May 2025 EXTRA Lecture
MEMBERS $25 / GUESTS $35
'WHODUNNIT?? Agatha Christie's Life and Crimes in London'
In this talk we play armchair detective and follow a trail of clues to discover more about the London life of the 'Queen of Crime”. Although Dame Agatha Christie is closely associated with Torquay in Devon, the world’s bestselling author left a trail of clues for us to follow all over London. Living in various London properties during her long (and eventful) life, she penned 16 of 66 novels from one London address. It was at University College London that she further developed her knowledge of her preferred method of murder: poison. We examine the London links to her novels, including a hotel that inspired a Miss Marple novel and Agatha’s perhaps lesser-known links to the Mesopotamian galleries at the British Museum. We conclude with a look at Agatha’s personal and professional devotion to the theatre and the extraordinary longevity of The Mousetrap: the longest running theatrical production in the world.
Simon Whitehouse is a (recovering) actor, presenter, Alexander Technique and voice teacher, and award-winning London Blue Badge guide. He has worked as a guide in-house at Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Opera House, the BBC and the National Gallery guiding both public and private tours. He is on the faculty of Ithaca College and lectures for the Blue Badge Guide training course on the performing arts and English literature. Simon’s specialisms and passions are theatre, literature, fashion, and art history but whatever the subject, Simon will weave a wonderful story from it.
"WHODUNNIT? Agatha Christie's Life and Crimes in London".
Our Speaker from The Arts Society (UK) is Simon Whitehouse.
Location
The Lakeside Room, HOTA
135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise Qld 4217
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