When a house party gathers on the terrace of Gull’s Point, the seaside home of Lady Tressilian, Neville Strange finds himself caught between his old wife, Audrey, and his new flame, Kay. A nail-biting thriller, the play probes the psychology of jealousy in the shadow of a savage and brutal murder. With reflections on suicide, depression and redemption, the play is a layered drama of piercing intelligence.
A stage version of this story set inside the clifftop house is also available here.
Agatha Christie’s stage adaptation of her novel Towards Zero premiered at Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse in Massachusetts on 4 September 1945. The production was directed by Clarence Derwent.