The world premiere play by writer-director Steven Dietz was adapted from a murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie
British novelist Agatha Christie was known for crafting ingeniously plotted mysteries, well-rounded characters, crisp dialogue and gradually-escalating pacing. One thing her writing was not know for was humor.
The two-hour play, which opened Saturday in its world premiere, turns Christie’s serious novel into a raucous parody that pokes fun at theatrical conventions and transforms the famously fussy Belgian detective Hercule Poirot into a wild-eyed cartoonish creation.If you’ve seen playwright Patrick Barlow’s 2005 send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film “The 39 Steps,” you’re in familiar territory.
Dietz does a great job winnowing Christie’s 300-page novel into a colorfully worded and fast-paced mystery saga, hinting at Poirot’s well-known obsessive tendencies but making him more kookily endearing than insufferable . Leading the cast as Poirot, Omri Schein has a stuffy and peculiar manner but devilish glee in his eyes as he childishly delights in stumping the conflicted Hastings.
The other four actors each play from four to seven roles, expertly swinging between multiple accents and dialects and speedy costume changes.
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