CHRIS THURMAN: Alan Committie is a whodunnit pro as Poirot in Black Coffee
The play is an excellent vehicle for Committie, who has built a reputation in both comedy and ‘straight’ theatre
02 May 2025 - 05:00
I’m not really into crime fiction, even though it is recognised as the world’s most popular literary genre. Ditto true crime podcasts. Cold case series leave me cold. Procedural thrillers set in small towns? No thanks.
By rights, then, I should not be particularly interested in a good old-fashioned theatrical whodunnit. But I did not hesitate to go watch Black Coffee, the first of Agatha Christie’s plays, now almost 100 years old...
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