Black Coffee
by Agatha Christie

Name: Black Coffee
Brand: Agatha Christie
SKU: 9780573702341
Rating: 3.67 (3629 reviews)

West End

Black Coffee Book Cover — Black Coffee Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins1930sStrong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)Interior SetPeriod CostumesBritish Mystery Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about this play. While many appreciate the classic Agatha Christie elements and find it entertaining, others are disappointed with the format and feel it lacks depth compared to her better works. Some enjoy the characters and twists, while a few find the dialogue and plot to be superficial or tedious.

Classic Poirot mysteryEnjoyable and entertainingGreat characters and twistsStrange format for someLess suspense than expected

Synopsis

This little known mystery will surprise and delight Christie fans.

Written in 1934 the story concerns a physicist named Sir Claude Amory who has come up with a formula for an atom bomb.

In the first act Sir Claude is poisoned (in his coffee naturally) and Hercule Poirot is called in to solve the case.

He does so after many wonderful twists and turns in true Christie fashion.

Press Reviews

"A tasty confection… delivers at least as many laughs as thrills."
— Stage Scene LA

"Black Coffee is hot… Christie knew how to craft a good mystery."
— The Topeka Capital-Journal

"It’s exactly as Agatha Christie – and Poirot – should be. I'm totally in the dark, in every way, but having fun."
— The Guardian

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
HERCULE POIROT	—	—	—
TREDWELL	—	—	—
LUCIA AMORY	—	—	—
MISS CAROLINE AMORY	female	—	—
RICHARD AMORY	—	—	—
BARBARA AMORY	—	—	—
EDWARD RAYNOR	—	—	—
DR. CARELLI	male	—	—
SIR CLAUD AMORY	male	—	—
CAPTAIN ARTHUR HASTINGS, O.B.E.	male	—	—
DR. GRAHAM	male	—	—
INSPECTOR JAPP	—	—	—
JOHNSON	—	—	—