Eleven strangers are invited to a mansion on a remote island off the coast of Devon, England. When they arrive, their host fails to show up. Instead, a gramophone is played that accuses all eleven of murder. A storm cuts off communication, and travel to the mainland becomes impossible. Leaving them stranded. The guests soon start dying one by one; a framed copy of the nursery rhyme “Ten Little Soldier Boys” mirrors each of their deaths. As the realization sets in that the killer must be one of them, paranoia and panic set in as they try to stay alive while finding the killer.
This is the plot of the play, ‘And Then There Were None,’ written by Agatha Christie in 1939, which our Ike players will perform this November.
You may be wondering what will make this play appealing to see. What makes it different from other murder mysteries? The play itself is interesting because of its high psychological depth. Every character is morally compromised. It is not a traditional ‘whodunit’ play because there is not an outside sleuth to solve the mystery— the characters must investigate one another while their number decreases. The play itself is high tension and doesn’t slow down until the very end.
The original play has repeatedly been praised for its claustrophobic atmosphere and its clever twist on the popular whodunit trope.
Our Ike players are working hard to put on this play, which will be performed on November twelfth and thirteenth at seven p.m., and on Saturday, November fourteenth, at two p.m. Come support our drama team and buy tickets to see the show.
