Wasps' Nest
A short, small cast Poirot story
25 minutes
4
Synopsis
This classic Christie short story sees Hercule Poirot come between a bitter triangle of lovers to prevent a sinister murder before it takes place.
Play information
Location
The garden of Charles Harborough’s house.
Running time
25 minutes
Character list
- Number of male characters: 3
- Number of female characters: 1
- Charles Harborough
- Claud Langdon
- Nina Bellamy
- Hercule Poirot
More about this play
This is the only story Christie herself adapted for television – it appeared on the BBC in June 1937 and a reviewer said it was "excellently done". It is now available for live stage performance.
Additional information
Wasps' Nest will have its first stage productions in 2017.
