THE SECRET ADVERSARY Premieres Tonight at Watermill Theatre

The Watermill Theatre is delighted to announce its Spring 2015 Season, with highlights including three world stage premieres; the first adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary, a new musical revue Tuxedo Junction compiled by Simon Slater, and E.H. Gombrich's bestseller A Little History of the World.

Agatha Christie's

The Secret Adversary

A Tommy & Tuppence Thriller

Adapted by Sarah Punshon and Johann Hari

TONIGHT 12 February to Saturday 21 March 2015

Agatha Christie's 1922 thriller The Secret Adversary will receive its world stage premiere at The Watermill Theatre prior to a six-week national tour. Introducing crime-fighting duo Tommy and Tuppence to the stage for the very first time, The Secret Adversary will be brought to life in a new adaptation by Sarah Punshon and Johann Hari. Tickets go on sale at The Watermill Theatre from 10 November 2014.

The Secret Adversary presents the first new stage adaptation of Christie's work in over a decade. Agatha Christie Limited has chosen the award-winning Watermill Theatre to bring two of Christie's most vibrant characters to life as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations in 2015. With a fresh and inventive theatrical approach, this production promises fast-paced action, shot through with comedy, romance and live music. Tommy and Tuppence are set to be the detective couple on everyone's lips in 2015 when the glamorous pair will also feature in the new BBC television adaptation, Partners in Crime, starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine.

The Secret Adversary is directed by Sarah Punshon and designed by Tom Rogers, with original music and musical arrangements by Alex Silverman, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by David Gregory and movement direction by John Nicholson. The Secret Adversary is presented by The Watermill Theatre in association with Eleanor Lloyd Productions.

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