Exhibition, Film, Installation | 13 Sep 17, 2pm
IACF takes over Torre Abbey's galleries, with exhibitions and interventions throughout the building inspired by Agatha Christie’s motivations and passions.
Festival
Our biennial 5-day festival is a platform for new works created through our year-round programmes, with guest writers, artists and a wider celebration of the life and legacies of Dame Agatha Christie Mallowan. Join us for five days of eclectic and unexpected song, stories, dance, extraordinary objects from ordinary lives, provocative lectures and other amazing journeys.
13th September
13 Sept
Exhibition, Film | 13 Sep 17, 2pm
Three early works from one of Egypt's most pioneering documentary film-makers - a rare window into the everyday street life and work of Egypt in the early 1970s.
Installation, Workshop | 13 Sep 17, 2pm
Encounters Arts explore our love of objects and the extraordinary stories they tell. This evolving installation unearths artefacts kept by people from Torbay and further afield.
Music | 13 Sep 17, 7pm
A sequence of five new songs inspired by Devon’s literary daughter. Surprising, delicate, energetic & insurmountable, each with different voices, technologies old & new.
Talk | 13 Sep 17, 7.15pm
Anne Martinetti and Guillaume Lebeau discuss their graphic novel, taking us on a breathless journey through the decades and across the globe.
Talk | 13 Sep 17, 9pm
A mysterious note left on a motorcycle begins a mind-opening journey across the complexities and wonders of one of the countries Agatha Christie most loved - Iran.
14th September
14 Sept
Exhibition, Film, Installation | 14 Sep 17, 10am
IACF takes over Torre Abbey's galleries, with exhibitions and interventions throughout the building inspired by Agatha Christie’s motivations and passions.
Exhibition, Film | 14 Sep 17, 10am
Three early works from one of Egypt's most pioneering documentary film-makers - a rare window into the everyday street life and work of Egypt in the early 1970s.
Workshop | 14 Sep 17, 10.30am
Join the Poetry Translation Centre at this Year’s Agatha Christie Festival to transla...
Talk | 14 Sep 17, 11am
A one hour illustrated talk with eminent local historian John Risdon exploring the im...
Installation, Workshop | 14 Sep 17, 12pm
Encounters Arts explore our love of objects and the extraordinary stories they tell. This evolving installation unearths artefacts kept by people from Torbay and further afield.
Talk | 14 Sep 17, 2pm
An illustrated talk featuring readings by actors examining Christie’s imaginative and radical approach to adapting her own work for the stage.
Talk | 14 Sep 17, 4pm
Writer and historian Janet Morgan reflects on the processes, insights gained and legacy of writing the only official biography, and forthcoming new edition, of Agatha Christie’s life.
14 Sep 17, 6pm
An open platform to celebrate new voices inspired from Agatha Christie’s 1946 travel book, “Come, tell me how you live”.
Exhibition | 14 Sep 17, 7pm
Always a festival favourite, Dr John Curran unlocks the door on a little known or rarely seen mystery Christie film.
Music | 14 Sep 17, 7pm
A sequence of five new songs inspired by Devon’s literary daughter. Surprising, delicate, energetic & insurmountable, each with different voices, technologies old & new.
Performance | 14 Sep 17, 7.15pm
Agatha Christie was no stranger to packing up one’s bags and seeking inspiration from distant horizons. This solo theatre performance is a tender and intimate story of ambition and 21st century love.
Talk | 14 Sep 17, 9pm
Torbay’s strange stories of writers, poets and the sea.
This September, The Tale is ...
15th September
15 Sept
Music | 15 Sep 17, 7am
Hugh Nankivell & guests perform Satie’s mysterious and extraordinary solo piano piece from 1893-4 which never quite seems to resolve.
Exhibition, Film, Installation | 15 Sep 17, 10am
IACF takes over Torre Abbey's galleries, with exhibitions and interventions throughout the building inspired by Agatha Christie’s motivations and passions.
Exhibition, Film | 15 Sep 17, 10am
Three early works from one of Egypt's most pioneering documentary film-makers - a rare window into the everyday street life and work of Egypt in the early 1970s.
Outdoor, tour | 15 Sep 17, 10am
Explore key sites around the Torbay where Agatha Christie grew-up and lived. A guided...
Workshop | 15 Sep 17, 10am
A three-day workshop for aspiring writers of all ages to tell their stories, focusing...
Outdoor | 15 Sep 17, 10am
The Pilfering at the Pitch n Putt.
Calling all super-fans! A disgruntled employee ...
Workshop | 15 Sep 17, 10.30am
Join the Poetry Translation Centre at this Year’s Agatha Christie Festival to transla...
Installation, Performance | 15 Sep 17, 11am
Travelling Icons: A Meditation on Beauty - Six Embodied Thoughts on Art and Life unfo...
Installation, Workshop | 15 Sep 17, 12pm
Encounters Arts explore our love of objects and the extraordinary stories they tell. This evolving installation unearths artefacts kept by people from Torbay and further afield.
Talk | 15 Sep 17, 12pm
Insights, little-known facts and other stories from Torbay's most wise, perceptive an...
Talk | 15 Sep 17, 2pm
Dr. John Curran will consider the plethora of books written about Dame Agatha over th...
In Conversation | 15 Sep 17, 4pm
Ragnar Jónasson, pioneer of “Icelandic noir” and translator of Christie’s books talks with the Greek journalist and playwright Niki Orfanou about Agatha Christie, and other inter-relations of crime and landscape.
15 Sep 17, 6pm
An open platform to celebrate new voices inspired from Agatha Christie’s 1946 travel book, “Come, tell me how you live”.
Music | 15 Sep 17, 7pm
A sequence of five new songs inspired by Devon’s literary daughter. Surprising, delicate, energetic & insurmountable, each with different voices, technologies old & new.
Performance | 15 Sep 17, 7pm
A durational reading of one of Christie’s most well-known ‘late’ works. Created with Valmai Jones, John Rowley, Mary-Anne Roberts and guest readers.
Film | 15 Sep 17, 7.30pm
Relax on the lawn, wrap up with a blanket under the stars, and enjoy a classic Agatha...
16th September
16 Sept
Exhibition, Film, Installation | 16 Sep 17, 10am
IACF takes over Torre Abbey's galleries, with exhibitions and interventions throughout the building inspired by Agatha Christie’s motivations and passions.
Exhibition, Music, Outdoor | 16 Sep 17, 10am
Over the festival weekend, the historic gardens of Torre Abbey will come alive with m...
Exhibition, Film | 16 Sep 17, 10am
Three early works from one of Egypt's most pioneering documentary film-makers - a rare window into the everyday street life and work of Egypt in the early 1970s.
Workshop | 16 Sep 17, 10am
A three-day workshop for aspiring writers of all ages to tell their stories, focusing...
Workshop | 16 Sep 17, 10.30am
Join the Poetry Translation Centre at this Year’s Agatha Christie Festival to transla...
Families | 16 Sep 17, 10.30am
Enjoy International Agatha Christie Festival for Families on Saturday and Sunday at T...
Outdoor, Talk | 16 Sep 17, 11am
Join Head Gardener Ali Marshall for a talk and tour of Torre Abbey’s Potent Plants ga...
Installation, Performance | 16 Sep 17, 11am
Travelling Icons: A Meditation on Beauty - Six Embodied Thoughts on Art and Life unfo...
Installation, Workshop | 16 Sep 17, 12pm
Encounters Arts explore our love of objects and the extraordinary stories they tell. This evolving installation unearths artefacts kept by people from Torbay and further afield.
Talk | 16 Sep 17, 2pm
Mark Aldridge (author of Agatha Christie on Screen) uncovers the fascinating history ...
Talk | 16 Sep 17, 2.30pm
Join Emma Richardson (UCL History of Art) and Sarah Wilkes (UCL Institute of Making) ...
Reading | 16 Sep 17, 4pm
Join Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Emily Hasler and Atef Alshaer for an afternoon of poetry in ...
Performance | 16 Sep 17, 6pm
Happily Ever After has come and gone, and we're still here.
Join Doorstep Youth Th...
Music | 16 Sep 17, 7pm
A sequence of five new songs inspired by Devon’s literary daughter. Surprising, delicate, energetic & insurmountable, each with different voices, technologies old & new.
Performance | 16 Sep 17, 7.15pm
An award-winning theatre performance blending fact & fiction to explore unconventional love, state homicide & cats.
Film | 16 Sep 17, 7.30pm
Relax on the lawn, wrap up with a blanket under the stars, and enjoy a classic Agatha...
17th September
17 Sept
Outdoor | 17 Sep 17, 6am
A late summer country walk across the byways and fields adjacent to the majestic Dart...
Exhibition, Film, Installation | 17 Sep 17, 10am
IACF takes over Torre Abbey's galleries, with exhibitions and interventions throughout the building inspired by Agatha Christie’s motivations and passions.
Exhibition, Music, Outdoor | 17 Sep 17, 10am
Over the festival weekend, the historic gardens of Torre Abbey will come alive with m...
Exhibition, Film | 17 Sep 17, 10am
Three early works from one of Egypt's most pioneering documentary film-makers - a rare window into the everyday street life and work of Egypt in the early 1970s.
Workshop | 17 Sep 17, 10am
A three-day workshop for aspiring writers of all ages to tell their stories, focusing...
Families | 17 Sep 17, 10.30am
Enjoy International Agatha Christie Festival for Families on Saturday and Sunday at T...
Outdoor, swim, Talk | 17 Sep 17, 11am
Join wild swimming authors Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce for a relaxing morning dip ...
Installation, Performance | 17 Sep 17, 11am
Travelling Icons: A Meditation on Beauty - Six Embodied Thoughts on Art and Life unfo...
Installation, Workshop | 17 Sep 17, 12pm
Encounters Arts explore our love of objects and the extraordinary stories they tell. This evolving installation unearths artefacts kept by people from Torbay and further afield.
Exhibition, Talk | 17 Sep 17, 2pm
Designer Esna Su discusses her intricate wearable sculptures crafted through traditional Turkish techniques of weaving, twining, crochet and needlework.
Dance | 17 Sep 17, 3pm
A special tea dance with live music in the Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey hosted by Danc...
Outdoor, Talk | 17 Sep 17, 4pm
Head Gardener Ali Marshall explores the history and influence of the Persian garden o...
Music | 17 Sep 17, 6pm
A sequence of five new songs inspired from Devon’s most famous literary daughter. Surprising, delicate, energetic and insurmountable, featuring different elements and voices, technologies old and new.
17 Sep 17, 6pm
An open platform to celebrate new voices inspired from Agatha Christie’s 1946 travel book, “Come, tell me how you live”.
OTHER LOCAL EVENTS
Performance | 13 - 17 Sept 2017
Agatha Christie was always a great supporter of amateur theatre and her stage plays and adaptations continue to be performed widely by local theatre groups across the world. Here some of Torbay's finest showcase their latest productions.
13 - 17 Sept 2017, 10.30am
A welcome to the 2017 International Agatha Christie Festival at the Church of St Mary...
15 - 17 Sept 2017
A journey of discovery for explorers of all ages through artworks and performances around the coastal area of Torbay.