Between The Covers Live! celebrating Agatha Christie coming to Fareham

Between The Covers Live! will feature an all-star line-up of special guests celebrating Agatha Christie this October. Hosted by Amanda Ross - creator and executive producer of the BBC’s Between the Covers - every show will also feature actor, comedian and bestselling author Ben Miller alongside international bestselling crime writer Lucy Foley.

On 5th October broadcaster and bestselling crime writer Rob Rinder will make a special appearance at Fareham Live. Tickets are available now from BetweenTheCoversLive.com.

Marking 50 years since Agatha Christie's death, the tour invites audiences into the ultimate fantasy book club where all the book picks are written or inspired by the world’s bestselling novelist of all time: the legendary "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie.

The show will celebrate this incredible woman whose fictional creations were as forward thinking, brave and adventurous as her own real life. She showed curiosity and talent from a young age, teaching herself to read as a child and then responding to her sister’s challenge to write a novel by writing the book that would launch her career and created one of the most famous literary characters of all time, Hercule Poirot. An avid traveller, she visited much of Europe, Egypt, South Africa, Australia, Hawaii and Canada in her younger years – even learning to surf along the way – and spent much of her later years on archaeological digs in the Middle East with her second husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan.

It’s hard to comprehend the creative powers of someone capable of writing over 200 different works of fiction, selling over two billion copies worldwide, but this show celebrates her enduring ability to entertain and her legacy.

Audiences are invited to join this exclusive book club to discuss some of Agatha’s own favourite titles, as well as the lineup’s own beloved titles. They will get an insight into the worlds of Marple, Poirot and Tommy and Tuppence, and hear about how the entertaining panel were inspired to write their own brand-new books influenced by the Queen of Crime. Audiences can expect lively conversation, fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and fresh insight into how Christie's extraordinary imagination continues to shape modern crime writing.

Rob Rinder said: “Agatha Christie has been one of the great pleasures of my reading life for as long as I can remember. Long before I found myself creating crime fiction, she taught me that the best mysteries aren’t really about the body in the library, they’re about the people standing around pretending not to notice it.

"I’m delighted to be joining such a terrific line-up to celebrate the woman who invented so many of the rules the rest of us are still trying to follow. We’ll be talking about the books we love, the twists we never saw coming, the characters we still can’t forget and why Christie remains endlessly readable. Whether you’re devoted to Poirot, loyal to Miss Marple or simply love a good mystery, I hope you’ll join us. I’m really looking forward to meeting readers at the book signings too.” 

Audience members will also have the chance to meet the panelists at exclusive interval and post-show signing sessions; the perfect opportunity to pick up a Christie classic ahead of Christmas.

Between The Covers Live! visits Fareham Live Monday 5th October. Tickets are available now from BetweenTheCoversLive.com.