The village is abuzz, especially at Little Paddocks: a lavish, Victorian home owned by Leticia Blacklock. Friends accept this, the only intimation.” It reads, “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30 pm. The play’s action springs from a strange advert placed in the local newspaper in the small village of Chipping Cleghorn. Despite a lack of familiarity with the characters or Christie’s storytelling style, I enjoyed and was greatly entertained by my first encounter with the brilliant Miss Marple. Unfortunately, though, I have not had the circumstance to read or watch anything Christie before seeing this adaptation. Well known for her 66 detective novels involving Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, and more, Christie has long been a treasured literary name. The latest play to grace the Peninsula Players’ stage is the murder mystery A Murder is Announced, based on the novel by the great English writer Agatha Christie. (From left) Penny Slusher as Miss Marple and Cindy Gold as Bunny in Peninsula Players’ “A Murder Is Announced.” Photo by Len Villano.
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