One of Agatha Christie’s most psychologically charged mysteries will visit Milton Keynes Theatre early in 2027.
The Hollow will play at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 19 – Sat 23 Jan as part a major tour.
Renowned detective Hercule Poirot never expected a quiet break in the country; instead he’s drawn into one of the most unsettling cases of his career.
At The Hollow, an elegant country estate, a glamorous circle of guests gathers together one summer evening.
But beneath the sunlit charm, something darker coils. Old passions refuse to die. New rivalries ignite. Dangerous infatuations take hold.
Then — a shot rings out.
A body is discovered. A smoking revolver in an unsteady hand. The scene appears almost staged; a shockingly straightforward crime….It is anything but.
“As Death on the Nile continues its hugely successful tour, we are thrilled to be working once again with Lucy Bailey and Fiery Angel on this bold new production of The Hollow," said James Prichard of Agatha Christie Limited, "A sharply observed and unsettling drama, it showcases a fascinatingly different facet of my great grandmother’s storytelling."
Having recently directed four of Christie's classic thrillers for the stage, this will be Lucy Bailey's fifth.
“The Hollow is one of Agatha Christie’s most powerful stories. At first glance it appears to be a classic country-house mystery, but it’s something far richer, a portrait of a family clinging to a fading world, caught between nostalgia and the unsettling pull of the future.
"Christie gathers a circle of brilliantly drawn characters to an English country estate and lets comedy, melancholy and long- buried family tensions simmer until a sudden act of violence shatters the illusion of civility," Lucy said.
"At the centre is Henrietta, a strikingly modern artist, fiercely independent and watching the emotional chaos around her.
When the unthinkable happens, it falls to the incomparable Hercule Poirot to unravel the truth. It’s a story about people trapped between the lives they have and the lives they longed for. That tension makes The Hollow feel startlingly contemporary.”
Tickets are on sale now. Visit www.ATGTICKETS.COM/MiltonKeynes to book yours.
