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Mrs. Christie
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In 1926 Agatha Christie vanished, then reappeared eleven days later without explanation. It was a tabloid sensation—a mystery that, nearly a century later, remains unsolved. Fast forward to today: More than a little lost herself, a Christie superfan named Lucy makes the pilgrimage to the author’s estate. When she happens upon an unpublished diary written in Christie’s own hand, Lucy resolves to crack the case once and for all. In parallel storylines that blend past, present, and Poirot, Mrs. Christie proves that sometimes you need to disappear in order to find yourself.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
True fact: Agatha Christie disappeared briefly in 1926. When found, it was said she’d had amnesia,
perhaps caused by her mother’s recent death. Now, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the West
Coast premiere of Heidi Armbruster’s playful, time-traveling comedy, in which a present-day
woman—grief-stricken from losses of her own—may have found a clue that solves the century-old
mystery. New artistic director Giovanna Sardelli directs.
Jean Schiffman
Contributing Writer, Theater
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley