Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd at Theatre 40

            Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a thrilling tale of greed, blackmail and murder most foul. This ingenious 1926 novel cemented Christie’s reputation as the greatest mystery novelist of all time. The story’s shocking twist ending has thrilled readers for generations and has been called “the best and most cunning solution devised in her storied career.” Now, the landmark novel comes to the stage in a new and fastmoving adaptation. Filled with colorful characters, outrageous laughter and nail-biting suspense, this Christie classic is sure to leave audiences guessing, gasping and delighting in the case long after the curtain has come down

            The narrative has been adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan. His other works for the stage include A Sherlock Carol, A Nantucket Christmas Carol, See Monsters of the Deep, Ding Dong or How the French Kiss, and more. He is also an actor and director.

            Jules Aaron directs. Jules is one of Los Angeles’ most honored directors, the recipient of over thirty awards for his work directing over 250 stage and television productions. His recent directing credits for Theatre 40 include Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room, Love Letters, 26 Pebbles, Mr. Pim Passes By, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Separate Tables, A Shred of Evidence, Rod Serling’s Patterns and the West Coast Premiere of The Consul, the Tramp and America’s Sweetheart.

            Jules’ cast for Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd includes Michael Mullen (as Christie’s master detective Hercule Poirot), Matt Landig, Todd Andrew Ball, Michael Robb, Joe Clabby, David Hunt Stafford, Rebecca Del Sesto, Anica Petrovic, Michele Schultz, Caroline Westheimer, Diane Linder, and Ian Riegler.