By Anthony Hinds. Hobart Repertory Theatre Company. Directed by Jenifa Dwyer . Costumes by Robin Rheinberger and Liz Lewinsky. Set by Carolyn Whamond. Lighting Desing by Hayden Green. The Playhouse. 28th July to 12th August 2023
Let’s Kill Agatha Christie was written by prolific Hammer Horror screen writer Anthony Hinds. Hinds wrote for most of the second half of the 20th century, publishing this script in 1990 specifically for amateur actors. It is a melodramatic romp which parodies Agatha Christie and exploits every trope of the genre.
There is a cast of nine. Tombs, the butler, may or may not be all he seems. Played by Kyle Enniss with a cockney accent, Tombs is intrinsic to the action, ubiquitous, somewhat sinister but essential to the comedy.