WESTPORT–The classic Agatha Christie whodunit, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” will come to the Westport Country Playhouse stage next month in a play adapted from the novel and directed by Playhouse artistic director Mark Shanahan, in association with Agatha Christie Ltd.

“I’ve loved ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’ since I first read it as a teenager, and it was a joy to adapt this brilliant mystery for the stage alongside the good people at Agatha Christie Ltd.,” Shanahan said. “I’m especially excited to have a full summer production back on the Playhouse stage and thrilled that we’ve assembled a killer cast of Broadway stars and Playhouse favorites to bring Christie’s ingenious whodunit to life. Whether you come to test your ‘little grey cells’ and solve the crime or simply enjoy a great summer night at the theatre, you’re in for a bloody good time!”

The show will run July 14 through Aug. 1, closing out the Playhouse’s 2025-2026 season.

Published a century ago, in 1926, the novel was the third to feature Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In 2013, the Crime Writers Association voted “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” the best-ever crime novel and Christie as the best crime writer of all 

The players, photographed by Kelsey McFarland, are Mark Silence, Joe Delafield, Erin Noel Grennan, Allen Gilmore, Tom Hewitt, Nicole Shalhoub, John Rapson, Richard Ruiz Henry. Bottom row: Shereen Ahmed, Katy Tang, Anthony Cochrane, Karen Ziemba. 

For information and tickets, starting at $50, visit here.

Westport Country Playhouse

25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut 06880

www.westportplayhouse.org

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