1930/12/08 |
Agatha Christie |
Playwright |
Agatha Christie's first play, "Black Coffee", premieres at the Embassy Theatre in Swiss Cottage with Francis L Sullivan as Poirot and featuring Donald Wolfit. |
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1931/04/09 |
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Christie's play, "Black Coffee", opens at the St Martin's Theatre, where it will run until 1 May. |
St Martins Theatre |
London |
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1931/05/04 |
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"Black Coffee" moves to the Wimbledon Theatre. |
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1931/05/11 |
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"Black Coffee" begins a run at the Little Theatre, finally closing on 13 June 1931. |
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1931/08/19 |
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Produced by Julius S Hagan, Twickenham Film Studios releases an 80 minute film version of "Black Coffee" with Austin Trevor in the role of Hercule Poirot. |
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1998/11/02 |
HarperCollins |
Publisher |
HarperCollins publishes Charles Osborne's novelization of Agatha Christie's "Black Coffee". |
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1998/11/02 |
Hercule Poirot |
Private Detective |
HarperCollins publishes Charles Osborne's novelization of Agatha Christie's "Black Coffee". |
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1998/11/02 |
Arthur Hastings |
Associate Private Detective |
HarperCollins publishes Charles Osborne's novelization of Agatha Christie's "Black Coffee". |
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1998/11/02 |
Inspector Japp |
Police Detective |
HarperCollins publishes Charles Osborne's novelization of Agatha Christie's "Black Coffee". |
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2012/07/15 |
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David Suchet and company perform a staged reading of "Black Coffee" at the Chichester Festival Theatre. David Suchet plays Poirot, George Layton takes the part of Inspector Japp while David Yelland depicts Captain Arthur Hastings. |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
Chichester |
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