The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie

by Arthur M Jolly

A murder mystery...without a murder? It's 1926, and Agatha Christie goes missing, launching the widest manhunt in UK History. 15,000 volunteers, 1,000 police officers and two mystery writers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers, search for clues. That's all true.
In this fanciful story woven around the contemporaneous news reports of the event day-by-day, Conan Doyle and Sayers compete to unravel the...

A murder mystery...without a murder? It's 1926, and Agatha Christie goes missing, launching the widest manhunt in UK History. 15,000 volunteers, 1,000 police officers and two mystery writers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers, search for clues. That's all true.
In this fanciful story woven around the contemporaneous news reports of the event day-by-day, Conan Doyle and Sayers compete to unravel the mystery of why their friend and rival Agatha vanished–and where she might be.
(While the play is inspired by the day-by-day London Times reportage of Agatha Christie's disappearance in 1926, this is a fictional account of the occurrence, and is not intended to portray the actual events or the nature or motivations of any real people. The play has not been endorsed, authorized or
licensed by the estate of Agatha Christie or by Agatha Christie Limited.)

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The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie

Character Information

Written for 4w, 4m, with a couple of minor non-speaking roles doubled by the cast.
  • Agatha Christie
    Severe, tightly contained.
    35
    White identifying
    Female indentifying
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Charlotte Fisher
    Scottish accent. Competent, holds secrets.
    60
    Scottish
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Dorothy L. Sayers
    Smart, driven and calculating
    33
    White
    Female indentifying
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Col. Archibald Christie
    Ex-military, holding on to some trauma
    37
    male idenityfing
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • Nancy Neele
    Flighty and flirtacious - at first glance.
    26
    Female indentifying
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    A Victorian gentleman in style and demeanor, out of step in the roaring 20's
    67
    White identifying
    male idenityfing
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Horace Leaf
    In modern times, Horace might express themselves as nonbinary or genderqueer. In the 20's, in the
    mandatory suit and tie, they present as "eccentric."
    40s
    nonbinary or genderqueer
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • William Kenward
    Deputy Chief Constable for Surrey. Earnest, even
    when misguided.
    51
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man

Development History

  • Reading, Alley All New Festival, 2020
  • Workshop, Alley Theater, 2020
  • Residency, Alley at Ucross, 2019