Alibi
Alibi, a play by Agatha Christie (1890-1976), adapted from her novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd written in 1926.
Performance history in South Africa
1990: Presented by Pieter Toerien, directed by Rex Garner, first performance in South Africa Friday 21 December at the Theatre on the Bay. The cast: Bill Flynn as Hercule Poirot, John Whiteley, Dennis Folbigge and Mike Thompson alternating as Sir Roger Ackroyd, Neville Thomas, Alan Swerdlow, George Korelin, Alistair Prodgers, Guy de Lancey, Eleni Cousins, Christobel D'Orthez, Michelle Scott, Patricia Sanders. This production was subsequently staged at the André Huguenet Theatre.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Alibi programme notes, 1990.
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