A SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. TITLE
The Rule of Three
Collection / Anthology, Melodrama / 5f, 7m
Image: 2019 Park Square Theatre Production (Petronella J. Ytsma)
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Cast Size
5f, 7m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Mystery/Thriller -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
This triple bill of one-act murder mysteries combines: the light-hearted comedy Afternoon at the Seaside, in which a detective attempts to find a priceless emerald necklace and the culprit who stole it; The Rats, a dark and chilling tale in which a pair of adulterous lovers find themselves lured to a flat, trapped like rats and framed for murder; and finally, The Patient, a tense thriller in which a woman has been hospitalised after seemingly falling from her balcony.
“Three thrilling dénouements for the price of one.”
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
“A trio of playlets devoted, like the rest of her work, to whetting one’s appetite for retribution.”
THE OBSERVER
“They are, without exception, the work of an experienced and artful cook, whose interest is to please.”
THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
CASTING: 5 women, 7 men
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
REVIEWS
"Three thrilling dénouements for the price of one." - Daily Telegraph
“A trio of playlets devoted, like the rest of her work, to whetting ones appetite for retribution.” - Kenneth Tynan, The Observer
“They are, without exception, the work of an experienced and artful cook, whose interest is to please.” - Joseph Muddiman, The Times Literary Supplement
Photos
Image: 2019 Park Square Theatre Production (Petronella J. Ytsma)
Image: 2019 Park Square Theatre Production (Petronella J. Ytsma)
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and, in many languages, outsold only by the Bible and Shake ...