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Home > Cinema > Hopefully the Agatha Christie Festival won’t be murder

Hopefully the Agatha Christie Festival won’t be murder

By Caroline King - September 10, 2014Posted in : Cinema, Classes & Workshops, Fair, FEATURED-CONTENT, Festival, Food & Drink, Literature, Music, Theatre

Agatha Christie Festival - English Riviera When: 14th – 21st September 2014

Where: Torquay, Devon

£: Ticket prices vary depending on the event

What is it?

The annual Agatha Christie Festival is a celebration of Agatha Christie and crime writers across literature.  This years festival takes place between 14th and 21st September with a mix of talks from bestselling crime writers, murder mystery dinners, tours and tea dances.

The festival kicks off on Sunday 14th September with an All Things Vintage and Lovely Fair from 11am.  Some of the festival highlights include a Garden Party to Die For on 18th September, and a Murder Mystery High Tea Experience on 20th September.

There is also a festival fringe which includes vintage bus tours, a mystery dinner with candlelight theatre, an outdoor cinema, a murder mystery steam train and a sea swim.

More info: www.agathachristiefestival.com

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