Tickets available @ Official London Theatre. With Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodríguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner. You have been summoned for jury service… Step inside the magnificent surroundings of The Chamber at London County Hall and experience the intensity and drama of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice, passion and betrayal in a unique courtroom setting. Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American film co-adapted and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. The production takes place in the magnificent Chamber at London County Hall. The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in Flynn's, a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. After celebrating its two-year anniversary today (8 October 2019) at County Hall in London, Witness for the Prosecution is now set to welcome its fifth casting cycle. Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Rebecca Stafford Productions are delighted to announce the new cast for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, starring television actor Harry Reid as the accused, Leonard Vole. The play Witness for the Prosecution, is a great production in its on right, but is enhanced by the setting in the Old Council debating chamber , you can even book seats in the jury area, and deliver the verdict ( even if it is the same every performance). Based in a unique courtroom setting, Witness For The Prosecution is a must-see Agatha Christie classic. Witness for the Prosecution Synopsis. I also love the dark twist that no one awaits. in the magnificent london county hall, southbank, se1 A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Synopsis : Leonard Vole se retrouve accusé du meurtre d'une vieille dame qui avait fait de lui son héritier. Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. Toby Jones and Kim Cattrall star in 'Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution,' a taut, mesmerizing mystery which becomes much more than a whodunit thanks to its psychological complexity. The fifth cast of Witness for the Prosecution have been announced. 0844 815 7141 (calls cost 7p per minute plus standard network charges. When Witness for the Prosecution premiered in 1953, it was one of Agatha Christie’s proudest moments. NO BOOKING FEES. Directed by Alex Pillai. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake novel. Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution review – a world where any evil is possible ... Tue 27 Dec 2016 02.10 EST Last modified on Tue 19 Jun 2018 07.24 EDT. It was finally published internationally in the collection The Witness For The Prosecution And Other Stories in 1948. The DA hires Bull to help convict Hazel Diaz, an infamous drug dealer who murdered a police officer but has managed to avoid jail The film, which has film noir elements, depicts an English courtroom drama. 1982 version of Agatha Christie's play, with Ralph Richardson, Wendy Hiller, Beau Bridges, Deborah Kerr, Diana Rigg & Donald Pleasence. The Witness for the Prosecution brought life, brought power and brought questions. A unique courtroom staging of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION by Agatha Christie, directed by Lucy Bailey. "The Witness for the Prosecution" is a short story and play by British author Agatha Christie. An adaptation of the Agatha Christie short story and play that first hit the big screen in 1957.