The Vagabond Players are starting the new year with an Agatha Christie classic.
The New Westminster theatre group is offering up Go Back for Murder, running at the Bernie Legge Theatre from Jan. 29 to Feb. 21.
Jacqollyne Keath is directing the play, which is based on Christie's novel Murder in Retrospect.
The play tells the story of a murder that happened many years ago.
Caroline Crale, convicted of poisoning her husband during the 1950s, dies in jail but leaves a letter expressing her innocence.
Fifteen years later, her daughter Carla receives the letter and persuades those present on the day of her father's death to return to the scene of the crime.
"Caught between the suspicions of her fiancé and a growing attraction towards the lawyer who is helping her in her quest to prove her mother's innocence, Carla finds personal challenges of her own along the way," a press release says. "Suspects, secrets and suspense abound in this exciting drama, which will keep audiences guessing right up to the final curtain."
Go Back for Murder stars Corrine Out as Carla and Brian Hoskins as Justin Fogg, the lawyer who comes to her aid.
Miles Lavkulich is Amyas Crale, the brilliant artist who ended up the victim of murder, and Alanna Nicole appears as Elsa, the glamorous model who caused the rift between Amyas and his wife.
Faith Hurd and Mary Stockwell take on the roles of the younger and older Angela Warren, Caroline's younger sister, while Angela's governess is played by Alison Main Tourneur.
The cast also includes Richard Wiens, John Holland, Chilko Tivy and Richard Paré.
The Bernie Legge Theatre is in Queen's Park (behind the Arenex). The show is on Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15 regular, or $13 for seniors and youth, with $10 previews on Jan. 29 and 30.
Make reservations at 604-521-0412 or email [email protected].
Check out the website at www.vagabondplayers.ca for more details.
