Alibi (play)

This article is about the Agatha Christie play. For the 1931 film based on Christie's play, see Alibi (1931 film). For other films and other uses, see Alibi (disambiguation).

Alibi
Front cover of the 1929
Samuel French Ltd. Acting Edition
Written byMichael Morton, from a novel by Agatha Christie
Date premiered15 May 1928
Place premieredUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish

Alibi is a 1928 play by Michael Morton based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a 1926 novel by British crime writer Agatha Christie.

It opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London's West End on 15 May 1928, starring Charles Laughton as Hercule Poirot. It was deemed a success and ran for 250 performances[1] closing on 7 December 1928. It was the first work of Agatha Christie's to be presented on stage[2] and the first adaptation of one of her works for any medium outside of her books. Retitled The Fatal Alibi, the play was first presented on Broadway in February 1932; the production was directed by Laughton, who reprised the role of Poirot.

  1. ^ Book and Magazine Collector. Issue 174. September 1998
  2. ^ Lachman, Marvin (2014). The villainous stage : crime plays on Broadway and in the West End. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9534-4. OCLC 903807427.