Agatha Christie's The Rats

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Theatre (drama, thriller)

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  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
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Description

Invited to a party in a London flat, Sandra Grey and Davey Forrester find themselves alone. Somebody knows about their affair and someone wants revenge... A one-act play that forms part of Agatha Christie's Rule of Three collection. First performed at the Duchess Theatre, London in 1962, The Rats is a tense venture into deceit, infidelity, and murder.

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    • Wheelchair access type: Platform Lift

  • Stairs: 6 - 10
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Agatha Christie fan 123 days ago

Completely charming! I hope they bring another of Christie's plays next year, I'll definitely be in the audience.

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MJ Thomas. 127 days ago

Just logged on to leave a review for this Community Theatre Group. Amazed at the negative comments. As all shows ask you not to if you don’t like it. All theatre is a risk and you can leave if you don’t like it.

This is not an atypical Agatha Christie play. There is no Poirot or Marple to explain to you who did it. You have to work it out yourself. The play was written in the 1960’s and the troop played it that way.

Great entertainment and intrigue throughout. Well done. Great show.

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Paul Cunningham 127 days ago

Obviously a group of ladies decided to fulfil a dream and hold a show at the Fringe. That's very nice but if you are going to expect people to give up their time and money to fulfil the dream, then at least do them the courtesy of putting in a little effort.

The cast recited their lines with as much passion and understanding as a waiter reciting which items are off the menu today. That is, when they remembered the lines. Agatha Christie stories need tension and intrigue. All of that was missing from this production.

They are obviously selling tickets to people like me who are interested to see an Agatha Christie story that they have not heard of.

This is without doubt the worst show I have seen this year.

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EW 128 days ago

This is the first time we have had the opportunity to see this play and were kept engaged right up until the end!

The cast of 4 did a decent job but the overall performance was not strong enough to evoke the tension that was integral to this play.

Also, the play ended in less than 30 minutes, almost 10 minutes short of the advertised time!

3/5 as this would not be the best version of this wonderful play.

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Bella Wright 129 days ago

Strong performances all around made for an excellent show, thank you!

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Zaynah 129 days ago

I love Agatha Christie but this was some of the worst acting I've ever seen at the fringe

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