Samuel French Offers Enhanced e-Play Edition of Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is the best-selling crime novel of all time, with 100 million copies sold worldwide. Now for the first time, her play of the same title has been expanded into a major resource for theatre makers, theatre lovers, and Agatha Christie fans alike. Samuel French, the world's largest publisher and licensor of stage plays and musicals, announces its high tech contribution to this classic in the format of the first ever enhanced e-Play AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: Enhanced Acting Edition.

Just in time for the Agatha Christie 125th Birthday Celebration, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: Enhanced Acting Edition is now available through Apple's iBookstore, Read, listen, watch and discover the world of Agatha Christie for yourself. Featuring never-before-seen directorial videos, dialect coaching, sound effects and discovery widgets -- your iPad sets the stage for a new play experience. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: Enhanced Acting Edition is an ePlay that will make you look at interactive plays in a whole new light.

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: Enhanced Acting Edition, packed with all the production tools an actor, director or designer needs - explore Christie's plays in a whole new light with directorial analysis, videos and dialect coaching from industry experts; to scenic, prop, sound and costuming notes; as well as dramaturgical notes on characters, the world of the play and Christie herself and more. All you need to present an all-star performance is right in this iBooks exclusive ePlay.

"To commemorate the 125th Agatha Christie Birthday celebration, Samuel French offers her fans with a fun, interactive, play reading experience," says Bruce Lazarus, Executive Director of Samuel French. "Revolutionizing our acting edition, the enhanced ePlay delivers play reading with an app like digital experience. One can navigate through the script using dramaturgical icons for reference, exploration, and some surprises. With contributions from Christie authorities, the enhanced ePlay packages everything you need to develop your own top-notch production of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE."

"No doubt that my grandmother would have enjoyed uncovering the clues laid out in this interactive and engaging new way to access a play script," says Mathew Prichard, grandson of Agatha Christie and Chair of Agatha Christie Ltd, who manage the Christie brand. "Samuel French has created an innovative digital publication that will not only continue to establish the rich heritage of Christie's 125 year legacy, but will aid actors, directors, and producers in familiarizing themselves with her world atthe same time."

To learn more visit www.samuelfrench.com/enhancedeplays.

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