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Death on the Nile sails into the Bay

Friday 31st October 2025, 3:45pm,

Death on the Nile Sails into the Bay

Bitter rivals. Buried secrets. A love to die for.

This brand-new adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic is coming to the Princess Theatre in the author's home town of Torquay.

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Cryptic Christie Crossword: A Winner is Announced

Friday 3rd October 2025, 9:00am,

Cryptic Christie Crossword: A Winner is Announced

Thank you to all of our 2025 Festival-goers who successfully completed the cryptic crossword and entered our prize draw.

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Raffle Prize Winners

Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 3:40pm,

Raffle Prize Winners

Did you win a prize in our main Festival prize draw...

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR FESTIVAL YOUNG WRITERS MYSTERY STORY COMPETITION 2025

Saturday 13th September 2025, 2:30pm,

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

FOR FESTIVAL YOUNG WRITERS MYSTERY STORY COMPETITION 2025

Agatha Christie Festival is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Young People’s Mystery Story Writing Competition.

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Agatha Christie Festival seeks new young writing talent in Devon

Monday 17th March 2025, 9:00am,

Agatha Christie Festival seeks new young writing talent in Devon

The Agatha Christie Festival is joining forces with Libraries Unlimited, Literature Works and Torre Abbey to bring you The Agatha Christie Festival Young People’s Mystery Short Story Writing Competition. Together, we are inviting aspiring young writers aged between 8 and 18 years of age, who live or go to school or college in Devon or Torbay, to write a short story involving a mystery and enter it into our competition to discover the most talented mystery authors of the future. There are great prizes and recognition to be won.

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