Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Links

Adapted by Kate Danley

by Agatha Christie

This loving adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel THE MURDER ON THE LINKS introduces audiences to the second full-length mystery of Hercule Poirot.

Captain Hastings and the famed Belgium detective, Hercule Poirot, receive a desperate letter calling for help. A man believes that he is about to be murdered and needs them to save his life. But when they arrive, it is too late. His body has been found in the...

This loving adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel THE MURDER ON THE LINKS introduces audiences to the second full-length mystery of Hercule Poirot.

Captain Hastings and the famed Belgium detective, Hercule Poirot, receive a desperate letter calling for help. A man believes that he is about to be murdered and needs them to save his life. But when they arrive, it is too late. His body has been found in the middle of a golf course. Thus begins a dizzying journey of deception and misdirection as only the Queen of Mystery herself, Agatha Christie, could create.

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Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Links

Character Information

CAST
Cast size: 10 (6m, 4f) - 17 (7m, 6f, 4 any)
  • HERCULE POIROT
    Belgian, wonderfully clever and kind. His moustache is stiff. The neatness of his attire is almost incredible. Hasting’s mentor and best friend.
    50+
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • CAPTAIN ARTHUR HASTINGS
    A former soldier, aspires to be a detective. Hercule’s roommate and best friend.
    25+
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • DULCIE DUVEEN/BELLA DUVEEN
    a.k.a. Cinderella. Twin sisters. Part of a sister acrobatic act at the theatre. Feisty and brave. Dulcie has dark hair. Bella is brunette. (played by same person)
    20+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • MADAME ELOISE RENAULD
    female, a striking-looking woman. Mother of Jack. “You knew at once that you were in the presence of what the French call une maitresse femme.” (Can be double cast with Madame Daubreuil)
    40+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • MADAME DAUBREUIL
    female, Has the charm that is independent of age. Regal carriage. Mother of Marthe. Exaggeratedly feminine and seductive. Dark hair. (Can be double cast with Eloise or Francoise, but not both)
    40+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • FRANÇOISE ARRICHET
    female, An older French servant who has seen it all and enjoys gossip. (can be double cast with Madame Daubreuil)
    50+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      South Asian or South Asian American,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • M. HAUTET
    the Juge d’Instruction. Sympathetic, charming, and a little incompetent.
    40+
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • M. GIRAUD
    A French detective from Paris. Has a military carriage and arrogance in his manner. He is fully aware of his own importance.
    30+
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      South Asian or South Asian American,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • CONCIERGE #2
    A concierge at a hotel
    20+
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • MARTHE DAUBREUIL
    a sweet girl with the face of an angel, daughter of Madame Daubreuil, should be young but a year or two older than the person cast as Jack
    20+
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • LEONIE OULARD
    female, Weepy younger servant
    14-21
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      South Asian or South Asian American,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • DR. DURAND
    A French doctor with stooping shoulders.
    40+
    Any
    Male,
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • GABRIEL STONOR
    A Teddy Roosevelt type, a boisterous American man who has a spirit of adventure
    40+
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • CONCIERGE #1
    A concierge at a hotel
    18+
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • JACK RENAULD
    Former flying ace, hotheaded, passionate, son of Paul and Eloise, actor should be a year or two younger than actress playing Marthe
    18+
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • WAITER
    a French waiter at the hotel
    18+
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • PORTER
    a train porter
    18+
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+

Production History

  • Community Theater, Theatre in the Round Players, 2025