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Agatha Christie Festival collaborates through the spring and summer months with local community-based charitable organisations to deliver a series of arts participation and performance events with residents and schools across the English Riviera.

Supported using public funding from National Lottery Arts Council England.


Free literature study session

Free literature study session for KS4 and KS5 students at Torbay schools and colleges

Monday 18 January 2027 | 10.00 am–1.00 pm | Torquay Museum

Your students are invited to a free half-day exploration of two classic crime novels: Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and Graham Greene's Brighton Rock (1938).

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Uncovered!

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Uncovered!

Thanks to a grant from National Lottery Arts Council England, we are proud to collaborate with The Writers Block, MED Theatre, Doorstep Arts and Torre Abbey to offer Torbay schools 30 full days of creative activity in 2026 free of charge. We are taking as our inspiration both Agatha Christie's skill at writing character, plot and mystery and her love of Dartmoor.

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Creative Writing Workshops 2026

Creative Writing Workshops 2026

Thanks to a grant from National Lottery Arts Council England, we are proud to collaborate with The Writers Block, MED Theatre, Doorstep Arts and Torre Abbey to offer Torbay schools 30 full days of creative activity in 2026 free of charge. We are taking as our inspiration both Agatha Christie's skill at writing character, plot and mystery and her love of Dartmoor.

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Playwriting, Peril & Performance

Playwriting, Peril & Performance

Thanks to a grant from National Lottery Arts Council England, we are proud to collaborate with The Writers Block, MED Theatre, Doorstep Arts and Torre Abbey to offer Torbay schools 30 full days of creative activity in 2026 free of charge. We are taking as our inspiration both Agatha Christie's skill at writing character, plot and mystery and her love of Dartmoor

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Creative Writing Workshops 2025

Creative Writing Workshops 2025

Sleuths, Secrets and Symbols

A special opportunity for primary schools in Torbay, brought to you by The Agatha Christie Festival in partnership with The Writers’ Block and Torre Abbey.

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Agatha Christie Festival 2026 supports the UK National Year of Reading


Under the Patronage of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Under the Patronage of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Kindly Supported by:

English Riveria Bid Company

Rosalind Hicks Charitable Trust


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