But was it possible for such a well-thumbed novel, film and play, to still shock, scare and surprise?

Set on a remote island off the coast of Devon, the adaptation of the 1939 novel opens with ten strangers arriving for a dinner party.

It soon emerges that not only are the group unclear as to why they have been invited to the house, they are each harbouring a deadly secret.
As they wait for dinner a gramophone record exposes each person, instantly creating an air of suspicion.

But as the night's events take a much more sinister turn fear and panic take hold.

It is a true sign of a good 'who dunnit' which has the audience buzzing with theories at the interval and initiates gasps when the secret is revealed.

The strength of Christie's writing and the sheer suspense of the story is enough to make up for what, at times, could be described as hammy acting from some members of the cast.

However the audience was kept on the edge of its seat and guessing right until the end.

With sound performances from former Coronation Street actor Chloe Newsome as Vera Claythorne and a wonderfully batty Emily Brent played by Jennifer Wilson, to name just two, the cast walked the line between humour and suspense with aplomb.

As one of Christie's other famous creations would say, if only to keep 'the little grey cells' in order, this play is surely worth a visit.

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